Master Plans (9) Custom Text Report

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Design your custom report here. It works by merging your design with preset merge fields. 

Click Sample button to insert example styles that you can edit.

Click Fields button to insert merge fields.

Double-click the screen to zoom to screen-size.

 

Tip: Double click to format Tab stops and fonts to align Plan Steps & Plan Key Dates fields.

 

 

Sample

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You can optionally click the Sample button to insert a merge report that you can then modify.

 

Fields...

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Insert a merge field by placing the cursor at the insert point, then clicking the Fields button. You will see a menu like the one shown. Simply choose the item you want.

 

Field Name

Value

Today

Enter's today's date in the date format specified in Tools|General Options...

Plan Name

Enters the name of the Master Plan

Plan Date

Enter's today's date in the date format specified in Tools|General Options...

Plan Key Dates

Enters a paragraph containing each of the key reference dates. Each line is separated by a hard carriage return. Each line's date and its description is separated by a Tab character - so you should use the Format|Tabs menu item to set appropriate tab stops in order to make the columns align properly.

Plan Steps

Enters a paragraph containing each of the steps in the plan. Each line is separated by a hard carriage return. Each line's date, description, and person column is separated by a Tab character - so you should use the Format|Tabs menu item to set appropriate tab stops in order to make the columns align properly.

Skip File

This is the name of the skip-dates file, excluding its path and extension.

Skip File Name

This is the name of the skip-dates file including its path and extension.

 

The menu will also display any additional fields that you specified on the Merge Fields page.