Report Features and Shortcuts

Reports can be customized and manipulated using the toolbar, shortcut menus, the zoom feature, or axis cross-hairs.

  • After analysis, reports can be viewed, printed, and/or copied and pasted into other documents.
  • The report zoom feature provides the viewing of fine graph details and the ability to shift the axes.
  • All reports contain a header displaying file statistics.

If configured, the report header can also contain a graphic and/or a title.

  • Tabular and graphical reports contain sample and analyzer statistics such as analysis date / time, analysis conditions, etc.
  • The headers contain notes of sample file changes occurring after analysis.
  • Summary report headers contain the same information as tabular and graphical reports with the exception of notes.

Report Header Shortcuts

Display header shortcuts by right clicking in the report header.

Report Header Shortcuts
Field or Button Description
Copy header as text Use to copy the report header as text. Text is copied to the clipboard and then can be pasted into other documents.
Edit Use to edit the report title and/or graphic in the report header.

Report Toolbar

The Report window has a toolbar on the right portion of the window and selectable tabs at the top of the report header. To view a specific report, either select the tab or the report in the Reports list box, then click Show.

Report Toolbar
Field or Button Description
Default Style [button] Specify default report parameters for fonts and curve properties.
Delete [button] Deletes the selected report in the Reports list box. Deleted reports will have to be regenerated if deleted in error.
Hide [button] Hides (or temporarily removes) the selected report from the tabbed view. The report name remains in the Reports list box.
Print [button] Displays the Print window for report output.
Reports [group box] Contains a list of all generated reports. The same reports display as tabs at the top of the report header unless the report has been hidden using the Hide button.
Show [button] Displays the selected or hidden report in the Reports list box.
  For fields and buttons not listed in this table, see Common Fields and Buttons.

Tabular Report Features and Shortcuts

Display tabular report shortcuts by right clicking in the body of the tabular report. Column shortcuts require right clicking on the column to be modified.

Tabular Reports Shortcut Options
Field or Button Description
Align column Select to change the column alignment to either left, right, or centered.
Copy table as text Use to copy the report contents to the clipboard as tab-delimited text. It can then be pasted into another document.
Edit title Use to edit the report title and/or title font attributes. Click Font to modify font attributes.
Move column Right click the column to be moved. Select Move column on the shortcut menu and select Left or Right for the move.
Rename column Right click the column to be renamed. Select Rename column on the shortcut menu and enter the new column name.
Resize column Right click the column to be resized. Select Resize column on the shortcut menu and enter the new column width in inches.
Show column Displays a list of all columns. Click a column to add a checkmark to show the column or remove the checkmark to hide the column.
Table data font Right click in the report data. Select Table data font on the shortcut menu.
Table header font Right click in the report data. Select Table header font on the shortcut menu.
  For fields and buttons not listed in this table, see Common Fields and Buttons.

Graph Features and Shortcuts

Display graph report shortcuts by right clicking in the body of the graph report.

Graph Shortcuts Options
Field or Button Description
Autoscale Returns the report to full view after using the zoom feature.
Copy as Metafile Copies the report data as a metafile (.WMF) .
Copy as Text Copies the report data to the clipboard. It can then be pasted into other software programs as tab-delimited columns or copied as an overlay onto another graph.
Edit axis

Use to edit the selected axis properties.

Autoscale minimum / maximum. To manually specify minimum / maximum autoscale, deselect the option and enter the new amount in the text box.

Grid lines. Use to change how to display major / minor grid lines.

Invert scale. Use to invert the scale.

Linear / Logarithmic. Select the option to scale the graph as linear or logarithmic.

Scale font. Use to modify the font for the scale label. Deselect Use default font to enable font options.

Title. Use to edit the selected axis label.

Title font. Use to modify the font for the selected axis label. Deselect Use default font. Select new font attributes for report data. Enable Use default font to reset default fonts.

Edit curve

Use to edit selected curve properties.

Color. Click to change the curve color.

  • Curve group box. Use to change the interpolation, point style and pen style for the selected curve. These options are disabled if Use default fill style is selected in the Histogram group box.
  • Histogram group box. Enabled only if Histogram is selected in the Style drop-down list. Use to specify the type of fill, fill color and label position for the selected curve.

Label. Select where the graph point labels will display (left, right, center, etc.) on the SPC report.

Style. Use to select another style for the collected data curve.

Title. Use to change the title of the selected curve.

Use default thickness. Uses the default curve thickness. Deselect to enter a new thickness number in the Thickness text box.

Edit legend

Use to change the legend location and font. Click Font to modify font attributes.

Edit title Use to change the graph title and font. Click Font to change font attributes.
Hide curve Hides selected curve.
Redraw Sets the axis boundaries to the original view. This option also removes cross-hairs.
Show curve Displays a list of all curves. Select the curve to display.
  For fields and buttons not listed in this table, see Common Fields and Buttons.

Axis Cross-Hair

Left click on the graph to view the cross-hair coordinates.

Graph Grid Lines

Use to select how grid lines appear on reports. This menu option is not available if using Restricted option presentation.

Graph Grid Lines
Field or Button Description
Grid Line Styles
[selection]
Select if the major and/or minor grid lines should appear as solid or dotted lines.
X-Axis / Y-Axis
[selection]
Select major and/or minor lines to display in reports for the logarithmic and linear scales. Deselect this option to remove the grid lines.
  For fields and buttons not listed in this table, see Common Fields and Buttons.

Zoom Feature

Use the zoom feature to examine graph details. Click, hold, and drag the left mouse button on the graphical area to be enlarged. A box will display in the area to be enlarged. To return to normal view, right click in the graph and select Autoscale all axes.

 
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