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Set user preferences

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You can set up user preferences to customize user interactions with Management Reporter and to control the initial logon experience and the display of individual reports, the report library, and the default file locations.

Set user preferences

  1. In Report Designer, select the Tools menu, and then click Options.

  2. In the Options dialog box, set up your preferences. For option descriptions, see Options dialog box options.

  3. Click OK.

Options dialog box options

User option

Description

At startup

The following options are available:

  • Load last loaded report – Displays the report that you viewed last.

  • Show Open window – Displays the Open window. The Open window provides a search window to quickly find building blocks.

  • Show empty environment – Displays an empty Management Reporter screen.

Display confirmation before exiting Management Reporter

Displays a warning message when you exit. This is to make sure that you do not exit the program unintentionally.

Automatically apply cell underline in column headers

Inserts an underline in the cell of a new column header.

Use Management Reporter Report Viewer as default viewer

Generated reports open in the Report Viewer instead of the Web Viewer.

Report library location

Specifies the default location for the report library. You can change the default report library location if all of the reports that you work on are located in a subfolder of the report library. You must have permission to access this folder to be able to generate reports.

Report link location

Specifies the default location for the Microsoft SharePoint or network link location. You must have permission to access this location to be able to generate reports.

Management Reporter files location

Specifies the default location for files. Management Reporter uses the default location when you export building block groups and Excel workbooks.

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