Reports
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There are many different Solar Writer reports available for purchase e.g Modern, Classical, Goddess, Solar Returns etc. Each of these reports is a specific "type" of report. To view a particular report for a chart you must have installed that specific type of report on your computer.
(Alternatively you can create a new type of report yourself if you wish using Solar Writer itself, although this is an
advanced feature and not necessary for general use - see Editing and Creating Source Text for more information).
If you have more than one type of report installed on your computer you can change which type of report you are using at anytime (see Selecting Alternative Reports for more information).
To view a report for a chart you must have created or opened the chart. Once this has been done a report can be viewed in either ...
•the "Report Viewer"
•in the freely available "Adobe Reader" program as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file
Both the Report Viewer and the Adobe Reader program offer full size windows with their own menus and toolbar. These options are available from the Main Window by selecting the Report menu.
In the Report Viewer you can ...
•view a report
•edit the report
•print the report
•email the report to someone
•save the report to a Report file for later viewing or editing
In Adobe Reader you can ...
•view a report
•print the report
•email the report to someone
•save the report to a PDF file for later viewing
Or, if you have no need to view a report before printing it, you can add it directly to the report print queue for later printing in a batch print job.
Generating Reports as PDF files
Using the Report Queue for Batch Printing