Report Generator

Report Format and Stylesheets

You can choose the report output format in the drop box on the left in this section. You should choose the output format according to the software or viewer you want to use to view the report. For example, if you want to use Microsoft Word 95, you should choose RTF 95.

Specify the stylesheet in the drop box on the right in this section. A stylesheet formats the report in terms of fonts, headings, etc. Stylesheets depend on the output format, that is, certain stylesheets are available for certain output formats. Each output format has a default stylesheet.

The table below shows which output format to use with different viewers or software as well as which stylesheets are available for use with each output format.

If you want to use...	Select this output format...	Stylesheet Options
An HTML viewer	web (HTML) (default)	Web (see Web Stylesheets later in this chapter)
SGML	Doc Book (SGML)	None (no transform)
Microsoft Word 95	Rich Text Format (RTF) 95	Print (see Print Stylesheets later in this chapter)
Microsoft Word 97	Rich Text Format (RTF) 97	Print
XML parser	Flow Object Tree (XML)	Print

If you want to create a report in multiple formats without regenerating your report each time, see Converting a Generated Report Into Another Format.

Report Output Format Descriptions

• Web (HTML) is the default output format. It is used for publishing on the World Wide Web.
• Doc Book (SGML) produces source SGML. The SGML source code is always generated in addition to the output format you choose.
• Rich Text Format (RTF) 95 is used with Microsoft Word 95 or any Word 95 viewer.
• Rich Text Format (RTF) 97 is used with Microsoft Word 97 or any Word 97 viewer.
• Flow Object Tree (XML) is the XML representation of low-level DSSSL formatting constructs. It can be parsed by an XML parser.

Web Stylesheets

Web Stylesheet	Description
Single-Page Web	HTML on a single page
Multi-Page Web	HTML with each chapter on a separate page
Single-Page Simple	Suppresses title page, table of contents, list of titles
Single-Page Unnumbered Chapters & Sections	Chapters and sections are not numbered.
Single-Page Numbered Chapters & Sections	Chapters and sections are both numbered.
Multi-Page Simple	Suppresses title page, table of contents, list of titles
Multi-Page Unnumbered Chapters & Sections	Chapters and sections are not numbered.
Multi-Page Numbered Chapters & Sections	Chapters and sections are both numbered.

Note that all Web and Print stylesheets include a list of titles, unless otherwise shown in table. The list of titles includes a list of (titled) tables and a list of (titled) figures.

Print Stylesheets

Print Stylesheet	Description
Standard Print	Displays title page, table of contents, list of titles
Unnumbered Chapters & Sections	Chapters and sections are not numbered.
Numbered Chapters & Sections	Chapters and sections are both numbered.
Compact Print	Minimizes white space to reduce page count
Compact Simple Print	Minimizes page count, suppresses title, table of contents, list of titles
Large Type Print	Uses 12 point font (slightly larger than "Standard Print")
Simple Print	Suppresses title page, table of contents, list of titles
Very Large Type Print	Uses 24 point font and landscape paper orientation

Specifying the Report Output

Viewing and Printing Your Report