To add a note to a report

Create a report note to insert formatted text and images for each measure or all measures.

To create a Report Note:

  1. Click Home tab > Report panel > Note.

    Alternatively, click Report tab > Items panel > Note.

  2. Enter a Name for the note. To hide the name of the note in the report, click . Click the button again to reinstate the name.
  3. To include the item in the report, select Output in report.
    Note: You can later prevent the note from appearing in the report by selecting it in the Sequence Tree and disabling Output in Report in the Control panel of the Report tab.
  4. In the text entry area of the Report Note dialog, type or paste the text and images you want to display.
  5. To format the text, use the controls in the toolbar.
  6. To edit the HTML source, click .
  7. To customize the Note for each Measure and specify the action of the item when it is played or run as part of the inspection sequence, click Settings and select options in the Report Note Settings dialog:
    1. Select Define report note per measure to enable users to specify different note text for each Measure in the document.
    2. Select Edit item during play to enable users to edit the text of the note during the inspection.
    3. Optionally, select Show prompt to include a non-editable prompt when the note is displayed during the inspection. Click Define prompt... and enter the text of the prompt.

      The prompt text cannot be edited. It is not displayed in the Report tab.

    4. Select one of the following options:
      • New measures start from empty note to leave the Report Note dialog empty in each new Measure.
      • New measures start from template note to display the default text for each Measure. Click Define template note... and specify the default text.
    Note: By default, the content of the Report Note item is applied to all Measures.
  8. Click OK to close the dialog, add the item to the inspection sequence, and display the note in the Report tab of the Graphics window.