The basic appearance of all chart reports generated by LabSuite may be customized by selecting Options > Program Setup and then clicking on General Settings underneath Chart Reports in the navigation list at the dialog's left side.
- Additional settings that cover grain size distribution chart reports may be found here.
- Additional settings that cover Atterberg limits chart reports may be found here.
- Additional settings that cover the chart reports created for USDA soil classifications may be found here.
- Additional settings that control the appearance of moisture-density reports may be found here.
Printed reports use color curves
If selected, curves plotted on chart reports are shown in a program-selected color.
Determines whether chart reports exported as .PDF files show curves in program-selected colors.
If selected, a disclaimer is printed down the left margin of chart reports. The disclaimer is listed in the Disclaimer field directly below the checkbox, and may be modified after checking the Include a disclaimer box.
- See this figure for a sample of how the disclaimer is printed on a chart report.
Drop "Tested by" from reports if a name is not entered
The Sample Info. window includes a data entry field titled Tested by. This field, along with the Drop "Tested by" from reports if a name is not entered checkbox on the program's setup dialog affects the appearance of chart reports:
- If you don't fill in the Tested by data entry field and Drop "Tested by" from reports if a name is not entered is not checked, "Tested by" will appear below chart report's bottom margin, along with an area for a signature.
- If you don't fill in the Tested by data entry field and Drop "Tested by" from reports if a name is not entered is checked, "Tested by" will NOT appear below chart report's bottom margin.
- If the Tested by data entry field is filled in: "Tested by" will appear below chart report's bottom margin, followed by the name entered into the Tested by data entry field.
Drop "Checked by" from reports if a name is not entered
Is similar to Drop tested by... Leaving this box unchecked and leaving the Checked by data entry field blank provides an area below chart reports' bottom border for the report's reviewer to sign the page.
When Tested by/Checked by is entered
If you enter a technician and/or report reviewer name ("Tested by" and "Checked by", respectively), you can also have the program reserve signature space above where the names are printed on chart reports by selecting either Signature area for "Tested by" and "Checked by" or Signature area only for "Checked by". (The former option would be used in the rarer case where the technician is to sign reports in addition to the report reviewer.)
Preferred classification system
Several report formats include room for only a single soil classification; for these forms, the Preferred classification system box selects which classification will be included on the report.
Substitute Calibri font for Arial on reports
Chart and summary reports can use either Calibri or Arial fonts for their static (i.e., not user-entered or calculated) text. Checking this box causes the reports to use Calibri; un-checking it switches to Arial.