Using crystal report templates – EXFO FastReporter 2 User Manual

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Using Crystal Report Templates

Using Crystal Report Templates

Using Crystal report templates you can modify the PDF and HTML report
templates.

You can access the Crystal report template from C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\Exfo\FastReporter2
\<version>\ReportTemplate if your computer is running on Windows XP.

OR

C:\ProgramData\EXFO\FastReporter 2\<version>\ReportTemplate, if your
computer is running on Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8.

To modify a PDF or HTML report template:
1.
Start Crystal Reports.

2. On the File menu, click Open.

3. On the Open dialog box, select and open the folder containing the

report template you wish to modify.

4. Select a report template and click Open.

5. On the File menu, click Save As.

6. Type a new name for the report. This will preserve the original

FastReporter 2 report templates.

7. Modify the template by modifying or adding labels, header and footer

information, company logo, etc.

8. Add fields to the report as needed by selecting them from the Field

Explorer window.

9. Once you have finished modifying the report, click Save on the File

menu.

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