The Printer Layout (Overview)

The increasing number of samples makes printing analytical results a complex and time-consuming procedure, especially because results are not only required on hardcopy but in all types of presentations.

Chromeleon considers this and emphasizes flexible report generation that meets all your requirements. The Printer Layout is the appropriate tool for this.

With each Chromeleon installation, different Report Definition Files (RDFs) are stored in the Dionex Templates > Reports directory of the client PC.

Click the icon on the Method toolbar to open the Printer Layout.

 Note:

For more information about the printing options, refer to Basic Operation  Printing.

The Printer Layout represents a type of folder for various worksheets. Each sheet describes one or several printed pages (size of the chromatogram, where to position it, columns included in the numerical report, results represented in a chart, what is included in headers and footers).

The Printer Layout is saved together with the (on-screen) report of the  Integration Window in the Report Definition File. With an increasing number of worksheets in the Printer Layout of a Report Definition File, the printing possibilities increase as well. For example, if you want to print all samples of one sequence, it may be a good idea to present the results of a calibration sample differently from the unknown samples, and the lines of a PGM File or summary report in yet another way. Specify which sample or file type should be printed and the worksheet to be used.

The Printer Layout of the default.rdf report definition file contains, for example, the Integration, Calibration (Curr.Peak), Calibration (Batch), Peak Analysis, Summary, and Audit Trail worksheets. Thus, it covers all default requirements.

For more information, refer to:

 Appearance and Function

 Creating Your Own Templates and Worksheets

 Printing

For information about how to create a printer layout, refer to  Preparing the Printout. Also, refer to  Specifying the Printout for printing your results.