BH - Book Details Listing

Book Details Listing Overview

This report is used to generate a master list of books that have been entered into the system using program Student Admin > Book Hire > Book Information > Books.

General Tab

Enter your selections in the fields on this tab to filter the data produced on the report.

The fields on this tab are similar to those described in 'Books'.

The date picker 'Calendar' icon displayed in the 'Date Purchased' field allows the entry of a date range, e.g. All books purchased between 01/01/09 and 31/12/09.

Selected fields on the 'General' tab allow multiple selections. Holding down the 'Shift' key while clicking on your options permits a range selection, holding down the 'Ctrl' key enables selection of discrete (individual) criterion.

Print Tab

This 'Print' tab allows you to choose the technology that will be used to display the report. The 'Formatting Options' are Adobe PDF® Reader, Microsoft Excel® or Microsoft Word®.

Sorting options are also available on the left side of the screen.

The right side of the screen enables selection of a range of formatting options specific to your choice of the technology used'. These options include 'Show Table Borders' and 'Alternate Row Colours'.

The 'Alternate Row Colours' option significantly improves the readability of the report.

All of these options are available in Adobe® Reader (Portable Document Format). Microsoft Excel® includes none of these options and Microsoft Word® only permits the 'Alternate Row Colours' and 'Table Borders' options.

Select 'Additional Fields' to include in the listing by highlighting them with a mouse click. The 'Title', 'Author' and 'ISBN' fields are automatically included and are not available for selection.

Holding down the 'Shift' key while clicking on your options permits a range selection; holding down the 'Ctrl' key enables selection of discrete (individual) criterion.