>> To view a report for a single chart

Do either of the following...

•From the Main Screen, select a chart from the list of "Calculated Charts", and then choose Current Chart from the Reports menu.

or...

•From the "View Chart" window, select an image of the required single chart, aspect grid or user-defined page from the list box, and select the Reports button.

This will display the "Chart Report" screen, which allows reports to be selected, browsed, edited and printed.

The list box on the top right of the window contains a list of all the report types that may be displayed.

 

>> To display any report

1.Select the required report name from the list box on the top right of the window.

If you select a chart point sort report, or any midpoint type of report, then you can select a modulus angle for the report.

 

>> To select a Modulus angle

2.Do either of the following...

•Click on the Modulus drop-down list box and select a pre-defined value

It is possible to select a modulus for any harmonic from the 1st to the 12th

or...

•Enter an angle into the Modulus box

It is possible to type in any angle from 1 minute of arc to 360 degrees in degrees, minutes and seconds (e.g. "67 23" for 67° 23').

If you select a report which requires an orb to be entered, such as a midpoint axes or trees report, or a star paran report then you can enter a limiting orb.

 

>> To enter an orb

3.Type the required orb into the Orb box - Any orb may be entered from 0 to 10 degrees, in degrees, minutes and seconds (e.g. "0 10" for 10 seconds of arc).

You can browse through the report by clicking on the scroll bars to the right and bottom of the report display box. You can alter the appearance of the report by switching on or off any of the following options:

•Use Glyphs - This will substitute astrological glyphs into the report wherever appropriate, replacing abbreviations for planets, asteroids, zodiac signs and aspects.

•Use Colors - This allows you to switch on or off the selected colors of each planet, asteroid, zodiac sign and aspects wherever they appear in the report. When this option is switched off, all items appear in black. It is possible to alter which colors are used for each item by selecting Point Colors, Sign Colors and Aspect Colors from the Chart Options menu of the Main Screen. See Editing a Color File for instructions on how to do this.

•Bold Text - This allows you to switch between regular (light) text and bold text.

•Full Headers - This allows you to switch on or off the full chart details and full listing of aspects used (in reports which use aspects). This option is useful if you do not need to see the full details, or if you wish to use less paper when printing a report.

 

>> To select an alternative chart for the same report

4.Select the Charts button

This will display a list of calculated charts, from which you may select any one.

Note: By switching on the "Auto-apply" option, you may also scroll through charts and see the report automatically updated for each chart you select, without having to close the chart selection dialog.

Note: You can also use this dialog to view or edit the events or comments for any chart by using a right hand mouse click over that chart's entry, which brings up a pop-up menu.

 

>> To send a copy of the report to the Windows Clipboard

5.Select the Copy button

Note that glyphs and colors cannot be copied to the clipboard. Abbreviations are used instead of glyphs when the report is copied into the Clipboard. Also, report columns may not align correctly in the Clipboard. If you paste the Clipboard contents into your word-processor, you may have to edit the document to ensure that the columns align correctly.

 

>> To print the report which is currently displayed

1.Select the Print button.

This will display the "Print" dialog box, allowing you to cancel, alter printer settings, add the report to the batch print queue, or to print it immediately. See Printing from Solar Fire for instructions on printing. The printed report will contain glyphs (if you have the Use Glyphs option selected), and colors (if you have a color printer and you have the Use Colors option selected). However, the printed report always uses regular (light) text. It is not possible to print the report using bold text.

 

>> To view a Zodiacal Releasing tabulation

1.Select a natal chart in the Main Screen, then go to the Reports menu, and click on Current chart.

2.On the right hand side click on the Tabulations tab.

3.Optionally enter a date in the "Target Date" box. This date must occur after the chart date.

4.Decide on the starting basis for the releasings by selecting a value in the Zodiacal Start combo box. By default it is the sign the "Part of Spirit" is in, but you can select the "Part of Fortune" instead, or otherwise a specific sign to start with. Whatever you select here will be used from that point onwards until you change it again.

5.Click on Zodiacal Releasings in the list.

6.If you subsequently change the date, afterwards click on the Enter button to refresh the list.

 

NOTE:  If a Target Date is entered, this aligns the releasing periods with the date given, providing a full description of the influences stemming from that date.  However, its possible to see information focused on a period another way that is very flexible:

>> To manually zero in on particular dates or a combination of zodiacal influences

1.Click on the Date you’re interested in the Level 1 column. This populates the Level 2 column with dates relevant to that.

2.Click on a Date you’re interested in the Level 2 column. This populates the Level 3 column with dates relevant to that.

3.Click on a Date you’re interested in the Level 3 column. This populates the Level 4 column with dates relevant to that.

* Loosing of the Bond is written "LOB" when it happens