Specifying print options for query result sets and quick reports

In QMF for Workstation, you can specify the page setup options that will be used when you print the visual query or quick report opened in the editor window.

About this task

To control the appearance of printed pages for query result sets or quick reports:

Procedure

  1. With an active object in the editor window, open the Page Setup window by selecting File > Page Setup.
  2. Specify the printing options that will apply to your object.

    The sets of options vary depending on the type of object you want to print. The following table shows what page options you can specify for query result sets and quick reports:

    Table 1. Query result set and quick report print options
    Query result set Quick report
    Printer and page parameters including the type and size, orientation and margins Paper parameters including the type and size, orientation and margins
    Header and Footer text Footer text
    Whether to print row and column numbers, column headers, grid lines, aggregation type, and page header and footer Whether to print row and column numbers, column headers and page footer
    Page order Fixed groups
    Fixed side and top groups  
    Note: You can use special codes to insert specific data to header and footer fields.
  3. To make the specified values default, click Set as Default.
  4. Click OK to close the Page Setup window. The options that you specified are used to control the appearance of the printed object.