Reports 6 - Print Formatting Issues

Question

If our default printer is 'HP Laser1' and we send a bitmap Reports 6 report to the previewer (where page 1 gets formatted so you can see it) and then change the printer from the previewer to 'Genicom Printer', page 1 will be formatted properly, but the remaining pages will be formatted with symbols. In addition, some reports are only printing half the page, leaving the right side blank (not accepting pagesize parameters).
What I'm looking for are instructions or documentation specific to setting up a printing environment where there are multiple printer types, but where reports may be printed on any printer. I have found information in Oracle documentation which alludes to usage of files containing lists of printers and associated fonts for translation or using the desttype parameter etc.
I think we can set up an environment that works, but there may be a better way. Has anyone had experiences along this line?

Answer 1

One thing you might do is this. Don't display the Title View in your reports. You can do this either by deleting the views from the Compound Layout or, within Edit Dashboard, by selecting only the view that contains the report. (Obviously, if your report has several view, you would need to choose the first route.)
Instead of the Title View, do this: In the Dashboard section which contains both reports, click on the "Rename" button. Type the name of that best illustrates both reports, check the "Display Section Heading" checkbox and click "OK."
Next, click the "Rename" button again and this time go in to the formatting section to format as required. (Note: After you check the checkbox, if you don't click "OK" right after, the check mark won't stick. So click "OK" and then go back in to do any formatting you wish.)
This method allows the user to collapse the section and still see what the section is about. This is good practice when you have several reports in one dashboard page. Even collapsing all the sections, you can see what is "inside" and expand the appropriate section.
HTH,