Print two objects without Report Gen Toolkit

Okay, I do not have the RGTK and I only need to print two items. A serial number text box with multiple entries and a chart. Is there a was to do this? I have been unable to find any examples that don't use a special tool...
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Thanks. The print vi you sent looks like it would work alright. I'm trying to load it while inside my program and I do only want it to print the visible items. So attached is the code I came up with. I'm only a novice user so any idea why I might be getting this error?
Open VI Reference in Print Panel.vi->Hydrostatic Test.vi
To load a VI into memory with the Open VI Reference function, a path must be wired for the VI Path input.
VI Name: L:\Hydrostatic Test.vi
Attachments:
hspt_screen_code.png ‏19 KB

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