Formatting reports

Reports Overview > Choosing settings for a specific report > Formatting reports

Use the Report Format window to modify the look of individual reports by using different font styles, sizes, colors, alignments and effects, and by changing the reports' page margins. Click the Customize button to open the Report Customization window; then click the Format button to open the Report Format window.

If you wish to use fonts other than the default font on individual reports, keep in mind that the new fonts may dramatically change the appearance of your reports.

When you choose a font in the Report Format window, AccountEdge calculates the approximate number of columns that will fit on a printed page, using the fonts you've selected and your current page setup selections.

The widest AccountEdge report is 106 columns. If your font and page setup selections cause a report's calculated number of columns to be greater than 106, it may not fit on a printed page. When this happens, you must either change your page settings using the Page Setup window to accommodate a wider page or choose another font that fits better. (Consider using the 9-point Geneva font, and scale your report at 86%.)

If you've formatted a report and want to change it back to its original format, you can simply click the Default button located at the bottom of the Report Format window.

Note: Formatting changes won't appear in reports exported to Excel

Any formatting changes you make to your report in AccountEdge will not appear in Excel, if you export the report to Excel using MYOB OfficeLink. If you plan to export your report, we suggest you make formatting changes in Excel after the report has been exported.

For more information about OfficeLink, see OfficeLink Overview.

Note: If you've created custom reports using a previous MYOB product

If you've created custom reports using a previous MYOB product, you may not be able to display and print them using MYOB AccountEdge Version 2. Because of the addition of new report fields, changes of field names or changes to the length of information that will be displayed and printed for a field, you may need to recustomize those reports.

Click below for the step-by-step procedure:

To format a report

To change a report back to its original format

Reports Overview - Formatting reports