Selecting your Crystal Report Viewer

To select a Crystal report viewer

1.    Log on to InfoView.

2.    On the InfoView toolbar, click Preferences.
The "Preferences" page appears.

3.    Click the Crystal Reports Preferences section.

4.    In the "Select a default view format" area, select the viewer that you want to use when you view your Crystal reports:

·            Web
The Web viewer does not require any downloading, and will work without Java or ActiveX. For more information, see Web viewer.

·            Web ActiveX
The ActiveX viewer is enabled if you use a version of Microsoft Internet Explorer that supports ActiveX controls. For more information, see Web ActiveX viewer.

·            Web Java
The Java viewer is designed for web browsers that support the Java Virtual Machine. For more information, see Web Java viewer.

5.    If you select the Web viewer, in the "Select printing control" area, choose PDF or ActiveX one click printing.

If you choose PDF the viewer exports the report to PDF format when you click Print. You can then print the PDF.

Note.pngIf you have Flash objects in your report that you want to appear when you print, you must print to a PDF.

If you choose ActiveX one click printing, you can print the report directly from the Crystal report viewer.

Note.pngThe ActiveX option requires the installation of a small ActiveX component.

6.    If you selected the Web viewer, you must choose the resolution that you want to use in the "Select a rendering resolution" area.

7.    In the "Select a default measuring unit" is area, select inches or millimeters.

8.    Click OK.