Editing/Creating New Reports

DVD Profiler's report editor is an interactive designer which lets you lay out the look and contents of your report in a visual tool. The content edit area has a tab for DVD Item and may also contain one for Column Header, Column Footer, Page Header, Page Footer, Report Header, and Report Footer. Select one of these tabs to edit that aspect of your report. To select which tabs are available, see the General Tab.

Report content is made up of report elements. Each report element is a visual piece of your report. Some elements are simple drawing tools, such as lines and boxes. Other elements are more complex, and can convey information about each specific DVD.

Report elements are separated into the following tabs.

Tab	Contents
Standard	This tab shows for all content types, and contains simple drawing itmes - Line, Box, Text, Image
DVD	Displayed only for DVD Item content type, and contains elements specific to the DVD, such as Title, UPC, and Release date.
Film	Displayed only for DVD Item content type, and contains elements specific to the film (or contents) of the DVD, such as Rating, Director, and Actors.
Personal	Displayed only for DVD Item content type, and contains elements relating to your collection, such as Review and Personal Notes.
Page	Displayed only for Page Headers and Page Footer content types, and contains items which can be printed in page headers and footers.
Report	Displayed only for Report Headers and Report Footer content types, and contains items which can be printed in report headers and footers.

Select a report element icon, then click on the report content editor to place the item. You can also click and drag to draw the element to a specific size. Some elements (such as boxes and lines) must be drawn with click-and-drag so their size can be set.

Use the Select Item arrow () to select elements already on the report. You can also select the element by name from the element selection drop-down list. Zooming in () or out () on the report can help you select and align elements accurately.

To move an existing element, first select it, then click-and-drag it to the new placement. To assist with aligning elements, use the View Grid () and Snap to Grid () tools. Define your grid settings with the Grid Properties () tool.

Report elements are defined with attributes. Attributes are listed by name when the element is selected. Each type of element will display attributes applicable for the type. Set the attribute values to change the look and behavior of each element. See Report Elements for details.

Delete an existing element by selecting it, then clicking Delete Item () or by pressing Ctrl-Del.

Report elements can overlap other elements. To define which one is "on top", use Bring to Front () and Send to Back ().