Report Window

The report window is used to display results from calculations of actions performed, it can also be used to displays valuable information from queries about any object present in the view window or in the project explorer.

Information displayed in the report window can be exported to a text file or a html file.

To display a brief description about a scan or an object :

  1. Highlight the scan(s) or object(s) in the project explorer.

  2. Press the Ctrl key followed by the I key.

    Properties for the chosen scan(s) or object(s) will be displayed.

To display a more detailed information about a scan(s) or an object(s):

  1. Highlight the scan(s) or object(s) in the project explorer.

  2. Press the Ctrl key followed by the I key once more.

    Tip: Alternatively, pressing the Ctrl key followed by the I key twice will also immediately display the full information of that scan(s) or object(s).

    More properties for the chosen object(s) will be displayed by the number of objects selected.

    If it's a scan(s), Information on scan will be displayed by the number of scans selected.

Note: The report window can be vertically expanded or minimised to suit viewing styles. Zooming in and out is possible with Ctrl + scrolling the mouse wheel.

Saving the report window information:

  1. Right click anywhere inside the report window.

    Context menu will open with additional options.

  The options in the context menu perform the following:
  • Select all — Selects all the text in the report window.
  • Copy — Copies the selected text.
  • Save — To save the report window results to a text or html.
  • Clear — Clears the report window. Cannot be undone.
  • Hide — Hides the report window, query properties of any object will bring it back.
  • Collapse all — This will collapse all individual reports to their object title. Click next to the title to expand.
  • Expand all — This will expand all individual reports to their full original properties.
  • Zoom in — Increase the font in the text.
  • Zoom out — Decrease the font in the text.
  • Default zoom (100%) — Resets the font in the text to default.

  1. Click the Save option.

  2. Choose the destination for the file.

  3. Type in a File name.

  4. From the Save as type drop-down list choose to save the results as a Text file or a HTML file.

  5. Click Save.

Example of what will be displayed from pressing the Ctrl key + the I key once combination versus pressing the Ctrl key + the I key twice.