Printing Reports and Views Overview
You can output any Open Plan view or data file display to external devices such as a printer or a plotter to produce a report.
The Print Command
The operation of the Print command differs slightly depending on the type of report you are producing.
When you select the Print command from barchart views, network views, spreadsheet views, histogram views, resource displays, or code displays, Open Plan displays the Print dialog box.
When you select the Print command from a calendar display, Open Plan displays slightly different versions of the Print dialog box that allow you to define the range of data to print by entering a time span.
The Print Setup Command
You can use the Print Setup command to select a printer and related information. When you click on the File menu, Open Plan responds by displaying the Print Setup dialog box.
General Print Options
The Print Options command allows you to define a number of parameters that affect the general appearance for reports based on any type of view or display other than a calendar display. If you select this command, Open Plan displays the Print Options dialog box.
Print Options for Barcharts and Histograms
If you are displaying a time-scaled view such as barchart or histogram at the time you use the Print Options command, the Print Options dialog box includes a View tab.
The Date Range Options dialog box allows you to specify how Open Plan should calculate the date range that is displayed in a printed barchart, resource histogram, and risk histogram view.
Print Options for Network Views
It is only in the Network View that you can adjust the physical size of the print output as well as specify the size of the output and fit your output on the number of pages you indicate. These options can be set in the Print Options dialog box View tab.
Defining Title Blocks
A title block can display information about the project such as the project name, Time Now, or the project start and finish date as well as a legend of the different bars for barchart reports.
Previewing a Report Before Printing
The Print Preview command allows you to see exactly how a report will be printed based on the current settings in the Print, Print Setup, Print Options, and Title Blocks dialog boxes. The print preview window includes a zoom cursor that allows you to zoom in on any portion of the report you want to examine in greater detail.
Cost Reporting
To facilitate the reporting of cost information, Open Plan provides a number of standard calculated fields related to costs at the activity level. These fields are available for display in any view.