Print to PDF File
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Access this feature while running reports using Reports>{Any report}> |
Use this form to save a report as a PDF (portable document format) file or attach multiple reports to an existing PDF file. Once the report has been saved as a PDF, it can be attached and sent electronically. You must have a program installed, such as the Adobe® Reader®. To install Adobe Reader, you can download it for free from http://www.adobe.com/.
Troubleshooting
- Printing to PDF causes program to crash when using the following Operating System: Windows 7, SP 1 with Office 2010. See Reconfigure MIP Fund Accounting Internal Driver to Use a Local Port for more information.
Nonprofit Online Users
PDF files can be saved locally through a mapped drive using the \\TS Client\<drive letter> directory structure. They are saved to the local computer from within the remote application session. However, the PDF file does not automatically open. For specific instructions on how to save a file to your local computer, see article 4126 in the Knowledgebase. See Nonprofit Online.
Scheduler Users
Use Reports>Report Binder>Print to PDF File 
to save a group of reports as a PDF file.
File Name: Enter the path and file name for the PDF file. When the system is installed, a default directory is created: <Server Name>:\ MIP Share\Report PDF Files. This is the default location for all saved PDF files. You can use Browse 
to change the path or to select an existing PDF file.
Append to File: Select this check box to append the report to an existing PDF file. The report data is entered in after all the other files, in the existing PDF file.
- The default PDF name is the same as the report name.
- A printer driver is provided to create PDF files. If you uninstall the printer driver while the product is still installed, Print to PDF File becomes disabled.
- To email a report in PDF, click Email Report as PDF File
while on the Report Setup form. However, the SMTP Connection information must be set up and tested by the Administrator before attempting (Organization>Organization Information>Email Setup tab). - If you want to send five reports to your manager in a single PDF file:
- Click Print to PDF File and save the first report as Overview.pdf.
- For the remaining four reports, select the Append to File check box and browse to Overview.pdf to append each report to it. Now you have one PDF file instead of five separate documents.
- Click Print to PDF File