Printing library components

Library components visible in the page panel can be printed to a PDF or HTML file, for example, library components that were created using JReport Designer and inserted into dashboards via the Resources panel.

To print the library components in a dashboard, click the Options button on the side bar and select Print from the option list. Then in the Print dialog, choose in which layout you want the library components to be printed, system layout or customized layout. In the system layout, JReport will calculate the positions of the library components in the dashboard following certain rule. If you are not satisfied with the system layout, you can customize the layout by yourself to determine the position of each library component and specify whether to print all the data of a table/crosstab or just the current page of the table/crosstab displayed in the dashboard. The customized layout can be saved for all users who can access the dashboard.

To print using system layout:

  1. In the Print dialog, select System Layout from the Layout drop-down list. See the dialog.

    The preview of the layout appears in the preview panel on the right. Sometimes you may find that the layout is a little different from what you see in the dashboard.

  2. In the Resources box, select the library components you want to print. By default all printable library components are listed and selected.
  3. The order of the library components in the Resources box determines the order in which they will be printed. Click and to adjust the printing order if necessary.
  4. Check the Show Component Title option if you want to show the library component titles in the print result.
  5. Select in which format to print the library component result, PDF or HTML.
  6. Click the page navigation buttons on the toolbar of the preview panel to browse the pages if you want.
  7. Click on the toolbar. The PDF or HTML result file is then opened in an associated program with which you can print the result to a printer.

To print using customized layout:

  1. In the Print dialog, select Customize Layout from the Layout drop-down list. You can also select an existing customized layout to modify it. See the dialog.
  2. Check the Show Component Title option if you want to show the library component titles in the print result.
  3. Select in which format to print the library component result, PDF or HTML.
  4. Click the Page Setup button to specify the page properties of the printed file in the Page Setup dialog.
  5. In the Design tab, customize the layout of the library components, then preview it in the View tab. For how to customize the layout, refer to Exporting using customized layout.
  6. Click on the toolbar. The PDF or HTML result file is then opened in an associated program with which you can print the result to a printer.

Tip: JReport provides you a more convenient way to print the library component result to a PDF file. To do this, click the Print button on the side bar. The result is then printed to a PDF file with the default system layout settings.