Creating a Report

With Collectify Home Inventory you can generate a wide range of reports about your home contents. Use one of the built-in report formats to create a report on any of the information in your inventory. Your reports can be saved to disk in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format or sent by email as a PDF attachment.

Choosing Items For A Report

Reports are created using the Reports Dialog. But before starting, first decide which items you want to include in the report. By default, CHI will generate a report of your entire household inventory.

•	To generate a report about a single item, select the item record in the Browse View.

•	To generate a report about a list of items, select multiple items by using the CTRL and/or SHIFT key. Generate a list using the search feature, selecting contents in a room, or selecting items from your object list.

Using the Reports Dialog

To start the Reports Dialog, click Reports in the toolbar or select Tools from the menu bar, then Reports...

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1.	Select a Report Template.

2.	Check off the 'Selected items only' box if you do not want to produce a report on all items.

3.	Modify the Display Options and Paper Format and Orientation.

4.	Click Save or Email to complete.

Report Type

Choose one of the built-in templates by clicking on it in the Report Template column. A brief description of it will appear to the right.

Choosing a report type

See Report Templates for further information.

Display Options

Use the Display Options section to choose whether to display built-in images and which accounting entries you wish to include.

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Images

Check off the box next to Images to include the images you imported of your inventoried items.

Check off the box next to Use low-detail images to include a smaller image in your report. Choose this option if you wish to minimize the file size of the report, such as to email.

Accounting Entries

Display either the Cost, Current Value, or both of your inventoried objects by checking off the boxes next to these fields.

Page Format and Orientation

Select the paper size (e.g. 8 1/2 x 11 in) and either the Portrait or Landscape orientation.

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Produce Your Report

When you are done you can preview the report in Adobe Acrobat Reader, save it to disk in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, or send the report by email as an attachment. The report can be printed from within Adobe Acrobat Reader.