Chapter 6. Writing Printable Reports
In this chapter, we will cover the following:
- Controlling the container size and rows per page
- Eliminating orphan rows
- Defining page orientation and size (and overriding them for one page)
- Avoiding page title repetition
- Horizontal pagination
- Page numbering with horizontal pagination
- Choosing the output format from a prompt
- Choosing the right colors
- Defining page sets
- Cautions about HTML items and JavaScript files
- Displaying the report name in a footer
Introduction
Let's assume that the business' reports need to be printed or exported in PDF for sharing and printing purposes. This part is often ignored while defining the technical specification and the actual development of reports. This chapter will give you some tips and ...
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