Options to Print

Whenever a report is Printed on the GoodX Desktop App options will appear at the bottom of the screen that can be used to:



  • Email PDF: Attaches the report in a .pdf format to the email. 

    •  The Email screen will open with the Report attached as a PDF.

      • Click on Cancel to close without sending the Email.

      • Click on OK (F2) to send the report.

  • Email HTML: Sends the email with an HTML link.  

    • The Email screen will open with the reports HTML link attached

      • Click on Cancel to close without sending the Email.

      • Click on OK (F2) to send the report.

  • Print Preview: A Preview of how the list will look when a hard copy is printed. 

    • The Print Preview screen will open where the report can be viewed as it will print. 
  • Save: Allows the user to save a digital copy to the computer. 

    • The Save As screen will open.

      • Navigate to where the user would like to save the file. 
      • File Name: Add a unique file name to the file.
      • Save as Type: Select the file type from the drop-down menu that the file will save as.  
      • Click on Cancel to close without saving.

      • Click on Save to save the file.

  • Page Setup: Parameters and settings regarding how the report will save.

    • The Page Setup screen will open.

Please Note, these settings have been set to default and it is not recommended to change any of these settings and parameters.
      • Paper options: All the options regarding the paper that will be used when printing the report. 
        • Paper Size: The size of the paper that will be used.
        • Portrait: The orientation of the printed report will be a portrait.
        • Landscape: The orientation of the printed report will be landscape.
        • Print background Colours and Images: If there are any images or colours they will only be printed if this option is ticked.
        • Enable Shrink to fit: Will fit the report to the size of the paper that was selected when this option is ticked.
      • Margins (Millimetres): The space between the edge of the paper and where the text begins. This is measured in millimetres.
        • Left: The left side of the page. 
        • Right: The right side of the page.
        • Top: The top of the page.
        • Bottom: The bottom of the page.
      • Headers and Footers: A header is the top margin of each page, and a footer is the bottom margin of each page. Extra information can be added to the printout of the report.
        • Header: A total of 3 header options can be added to the report, make a selection from the drop-down menus. 
          • Empty: Nothing will be printed.  
          • Title: The name of the report, for example, Age Analysis. 
          • URL: The file URL of the report.
          • Page Number: The number of the page.
          • Page # of total pages: Advises the number of the page of the total number of pages that will be printed, for example, Page 1 of 2.  
          • Date in short format: The date the report was printed in short format 
          • Date in Long format: The date the report was printed in long format for example Tuesday, 08 June 2021
          • Time: The current time in a 12-hour format for example 2:36 PM 
          • Time in 24 hr format: The time in a 24-hour format, for example, 22:15.
          • Custom: A custom message can be added to the header.
        • Footer: A total of 3 footer options can be added to the report, make a selection from the drop-down menus. 
          • Empty: Nothing will be printed.  
          • Title: The name of the report, for example, Age Analysis. 
          • URL: The file URL of the report.
          • Page Number: The number of the page.
          • Page # of total pages: Advises the number of the page of the total number of pages that will be printed, for example, Page 1 of 2.  
          • Date in short format: The date the report was printed in short format 
          • Date in Long format: The date the report was printed in long format for example Tuesday, 08 June 2021
          • Time: The current time in a 12-hour format for example 2:36 PM 
          • Time in 24 hr format: The time in a 24-hour format, for example, 22:15.
          • Custom: A custom message can be added to the footer.
        • Change Font: This allows the user to change the font to customise the look of the report to their preferences.
      • Click on Cancel to close without saving.

      • Click on OK to save the changes that have been made.

  • Print: Prints a hard copy to the pre set up printer.

    • The Print screen will open.

      • Select Printer: Select an option of the preset up printer that will be used to print the report. 
      • Page Range: This allows the user to select the range of pages that will be printed. 
        • All: Will print all the pages on the report.
        • Selection: This allows the user to only print a selection of the pages.
        • Current Page: Will only print the current page that is being displayed.
        • Pages: This allows the user to add which pages they would like to be printed. 
      • Number of Copies: How many copies of the report the user would like to print.
        • Collate: Will print all the same page numbers together instead of in page sequence.
      • Click on Cancel to close without printing. 

      • Click on Apply to apply any changes that were made. 

      • Click on Print to sent to report to the selected printer.
  • Close: Closes the screen and returns to the screen of the report that was generated. 


Last modified: Thursday, 17 June 2021, 9:15 AM