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Chapter 6 Generating reports 89
Creating the report
When you have entered all the data needed to create a report, the Create Report button is available.
To create a report
1Click the Create Report button.
This starts the report generation process. The Reporting animated icon appears to show that the report is running. The icon stops when the report is complete.
Note: You cannot close the application while it is running. If you need to quit the application while a report is running, you can do it from the Close Programs dialog box in the Windows Task Manager. Refer to Windows Help for information on how to force programs to quit.
2After the report is complete, it appears in the Report Viewing area. The Create Report button is unavailable again, to show that the report is created. The Report controls are unavailable and the keyboard functions only in the Report Viewing area. You can
Viewing the report
After you create a report, the Page > and Page < buttons are available. The Page > button shows the next available page of the report, if there is one, in the report view. The Page < button shows the previous page of the report, if there is one.
The page number of the current page appears in the bottom right corner of each page of the report.
You can also change the displayed page from the keyboard.
To change the displayed page from the keyboard
1Ensure the keyboard is active in the Report Display area, in the lower half of the Attendant Console Reports window. This is set automatically after creating a report, but can also be done by pressing the Tab key to move through the Report settings.
2Press Ctrl + Page Up to view the previous page, or Ctrl + Page Down to view the next page.
Attendant Console User Guide