Selecting Alternative Reports

If you have purchased Solar Writer with a single report, then it will not be possible to select any alternative reports unless you either purchase further report types or create your own report from scratch.

However, if you do have more than one report type available, then you can easily switch between the different report types.

>> To select a different report type

1.In the “Report” menu click on Select.

This will display a file-open type dialog which allows you to select any file with an extension *.swp (Solar Writer Report).

Once you have selected the required file, you are returned to the Main Window of Solar Writer, and the title bar is updated to show which report is currently selected e.g. “Solar Writer - Classical”, “Solar Writer - Modern” or “Solar Writer - My Report”, for example.

The Options dialog box may contain slightly different options depending on the selected report type, such as the list of displayed planets, and the selected aspects and orbs. You will need to view the report as usual in order to see the newly selected report’s text for the current chart.

Return Chart Reports

When you select the a report for any kind of Return chart, if you have already created or opened a chart, the "Return Options" dialog will open. Here you will need to enter the date, time and place for the Return chart, and select whether you want the current, nearest or next Return of the specific return kind that the report is for. For more information see Return Chart Options.

You can if you wish select the Cancel button to avoid filling in this information at this point, but you will not be able to display the report until you have entered it. If you do select "Cancel" and later wish to display the report, from the Main Window you will need to select the Options menu, then Return Options, where you can enter the required information. After that you will be able to display the report.