Print: Header/Footer
On the Header/Footer tab you may specify settings for Header and Footer. Additional printout settings can be made on the other tabs.
The following buttons are used for inserting control codes for specific system information into any of the text panes. Control codes may also be typed directly:
Button | Description |
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Page | Click this button or enter the code &[Page] to insert the page number. |
Pages | Click this button or enter the code &[Pages] to insert the total number of pages. The use of this option in reports with banding may cause long delays for calculation before printing can commence. You will therefore be warned when this situation occurs. |
Date | Click this button or enter the code &[Date] to insert the current date. Date format can be set in the Date & Time dialog. |
Time | Click this button or enter the code &[Time] to insert the current time. Time format can be set in the Date & Time dialog. |
File | Click this button or enter the code &[File] to insert the filename. |
Sheet | Click this button or enter the code &[Sheet] to insert the name of the sheet. This option is not available when printing reports. |
Title | Click this button or enter the code &[Title] to insert the caption title of the printed object. This option is not available when printing reports. |
Picture | Click this button to import a picture from the Select Image dialog. The picture will be printed as graphics in the header or footer pane. You may also manually enter the code &[Picture=filename] where filename is the complete filename and path of the file containing the graphics. |
Report | Pressing this button or entering the code &[Report] causes the title of the report to be printed. This option is only available when printing reports. |
The Header and Footer groups allow the above settings to three panes: Left section, Center section and Right section. Simply click in the desired pane to position the cursor and then click a button or type in the code.
The following buttons are also available:
Button | Description |
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Font | This button opens the Font dialog. |
Date & Time | This button opens the Date & Time dialog. |
Default | Click this button to reset the default settings for header and footer. |
Save Settings | Click this button to save your settings for header and footer while you continue working with this dialog. |
Print Preview | This button opens a window showing a detailed preview of the current, printable object. |
Click this button to effect the print command and close this dialog. |