Reports - Master Pages
Master Pages apply to reports created from either the Open Existing Report method or the Create Custom Report method.
Master pages are used as a design templates for other pages in the Report of the same size and orientation. Master Pages can incorporate any AGi32 design element that the user wishes to duplicate on every page such as Imageports, text, schedules and other drawing entities. Some examples of Master Page elements include title blocks, corporate branding and logos, page numbering elements, headers, footer, banners, etc.
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Any report page may be used as a Master Page. Use Set Current Page as Master Page button to toggle any page as a Master Pages. All changes made to drawing entities and Imageports on a Master Page are automatically reflected on other Report pages.
- Content placed on a page before the page is set as a Master page is not duplicated on other pages (not retroactive). Therefore, the best practice method to use is to set a blank page as a Master page and then add content to it.
- Only one Master Page can exist in any Report. To apply the Master Page condition to a page of a different size within the same report, simply toggle off the current Master Page, and set a blank page of another size as the Master Page.
- Master pages can be used to changed locked pages in protected reports (Report Locking And Protection).
- Schedules and Viewports placed on a Master Page are not duplicated on other pages.
- Master Pages cannot be cleared of their contents with the Clear All Entities From Current Page command, use the Drawing Entity-Delete commands instead.
- When a page is set as a Master Page, its label is automatically changed to Master. The Master Page is not considered in the total page count and other pages will be renumbered accordingly. Master Pages are identified in Smart Strings as Page M of <Total Pages>. Example: 4 pages are displayed in Reports and the first page is set as the Master Page. The pages will be renumbered as: Page M of 3, Page 1 of 3, Page 2 of 3 and Page 3 of 3.
- When a Master Page is toggled off, its label will be changed back to ‘Page {X}’, it will be considered in the total page count and other pages will be renumbered accordingly
- You can print the Master Page by either of these methods:
- Select the Master Page and choose the Print Current Page Option
- Toggle the Master page making a normal page, it will now be include in the total page count and can be printed using the All Pages or Page Range options