Reading a Library Template

When REPORTER starts, the Choose a Template window is shown, allowing you to open a file from the recent files list or to select a template from the library. Library templates are presented on different tabs. The Standard tab has some standard layout templates to help you start creating reports, and to provide some inspiration. The Automotive tab has a number of built in templates to create reports for standard automotive crash test protocols (EuroNCAP, IIHS etc.). You can also open the Choose a Template window at any time with File → Open Library Template .

In the Choose a Template window, select a template by clicking on its thumbnail with the mouse and then clicking OK to open the template. You can also double-click on templates to open them immediately. The Cancel button will exit you from this window without opening a template.

The options presented to you when using the Choose a Template window will match the filters ticked in the checkboxes.

Pressing New File will open a new template with a blank portrait A4 page.

Pressing Open File... will allow you to open a template or report from elsewhere on your system.

The Recent Files section contains a list of your most recently accessed templates and reports. Pressing Clear recent files will delete this list (the files themselves will not be deleted).

As well as using the library templates suplied with REPORTER , you can create your own library of templates. If you add tags to your templates and save them to a common directory, you can add them as a library by pressing Add library... . This will open the Library tab of the Preferences menu, allowing you to include your directory of templates. For example, at Arup, we have a library of templates all tagged with Type: Arup so that they all appear together in an "Arup" tab for easy access.