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In addition to printing labels, HomePrint Labels can generate database reports. To generate a report file, switch to the Database mode, open a database, and select the DataBase Report menu item from the Export submenu in the File pull-down menu. A "Database Report" dialog box is activated. This dialog box allows you to select the fields from the database and the order they appear in the report. To exclude a database field from being printed in the report, double click on it. To change the order of the fields, click on a particular field name and dragging it up or down. The field name becomes bold and italicized while dragging.

At the bottom of the "Database Report" dialog box, immediately to the right of the text "Report:" is a pop-up menu that allows you to select either a Tabular report or a Roster report. The reports print several lines for each record in the database. The type of report determines how the fields on each line are separated. The tabular report prints the report with tabs separating each field. The Roster report separates the fields with commas.

Groups are printed in top to bottom order from the Group Area using a series of ones and zeros separated by a space. Each symbol represents the value of that group in the record. A "0" symbol indicates this group is not set for this record. A "1" symbol indicates this group is set for this record.

When you have selected all the options you want from the "Database Report" dialog box, select the OK button. A "Save" dialog box will appear. Select the file name and location where you want the file saved and select the Save button. If you select the Quick Database Report option from the File menu, HomePrint Labels will ask you to select the order and delimitation of your database, generate a temporary text file, and print it, all in one quick sequence.

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