Edit an Object Report Template
Edit an object report template to define the title of the report and other general settings, such as margins, font, and font size.
- On the start page, choose System Reports under Reports in the main menu. The Reports page appears.
- Click the Setup tab. The Report Setup page appears.
- Click Object Reports. The Object Reports page displays the list of any object report templates created for your school.
- Click the name of the object report you want to edit. The Object Report page appears.
- Click Edit the main report parameters. The Edit Object Report page appears.
Use the following table to edit information in the fields:
Field
Description
Title of this report
Enter the title of the report. The Table pop-up menu displays the table used for the report.
Default font
Choose the font in which you want the report to print from the pop-up menu.
The report prints in this font unless you include an HTML tag to specify another font within an object of the report.
Default font size
Choose the size in which you want the text of the report to print from the pop-up menu.
The report prints in this font size unless you include an HTML tag to specify a different font size within an object of the report.
Default text line height
Enter the default height of each line of text on the report. The line height determines the amount of space for each line of text in the object.
For example, if you increase the line height, you create more space between each line of text.
Page Size
Choose from the pop-up menu the size of the paper on which you want to print this report. To enter a custom size, enter the horizontal and vertical page measurements in the Custom Size fields.
Margins (inches)
Enter the size, in inches, of the left, top, right, and bottom margins for this report.
Orientation
To indicate the paper orientation of this report, use the pop-up menu to choose one of the following:
- Vertical (portrait)
- Horizontal (landscape)
Scale
Edit the percentage to scale the object report. The lower the percentage, the smaller the form letter scales relative to the size of the page.
This report available to
Select one of the following options to determine who can use this report:
- users at all schools on this PowerSchool system
- only users at [the selected school]
Teachers can print?
If you want teachers to be able to print this report, select the checkbox. Otherwise, deselect the checkbox.
Override Course Exclude Setting?
Select the checkbox to override the setting on the Course Setup page to exclude courses from inclusion in reports.
- Click Submit to save the information. The report you edited appears on the Object Reports page.
To create and format objects on this report, click the report name on the Object Reports page. From this page, create all of the objects you want to include on the report such as text, pictures, lines, boxes, transcript lists, and circles. To create an object, click the type of object you want to create. For more information, see Objects on an Object Report.