This chapter introduces the use of rulers in the online viewing of reports. Rulers provide great flexibility in report viewing. In this chapter you will:
View online a report that was designed for printing, and learn how rulers can change the way your report appears
Use the Report Editing screen to specify a ruler and access other editing screens that are used to define rulers
Use the Edit Report Lines and Columns screen to define headers that do not move when the report is scrolled up and down, and to select a model line for defining a column freeze operation
Use the Edit Report Columns screen to freeze columns so they do not move when the report is shifted left and right, and to color report columns
Use the Color Lines Based on Strings screen to color report lines
Use the Include Lines Based on Strings screen to determine which records are to be included in your report, and to color the included lines
Use the QUICKVIEW key to move between your current editing screen and the Report Viewing screen to check the ruler
Use the Exit Option window in the Report Editing screen to save, temporarily keep, or cancel your report edits
Use the RULER command in the Report Viewing screen to activate, deactivate, and switch between rulers
Use the Notepad facility to create a note that is tagged to a string in your report.
