Adding a Control to Print the Dashboard

You can add controls with which users can print parts or all of the dashboard. The output is a PDF file (opened in a browser window) with one page for each widget.

To add such a control, add a control as described earlier in this chapter and configure it as follows:

Location — Select either Widget (the default) or Dashboard.
Target — Specify a list of the names of the widgets to print. The first widget in the list determines the print settings.
Or, if you want to print all the widgets and do not need to control the print settings, type *.
If you leave Target, only the current widget is printed. If you need only to print a single widget, however, it is simpler to just enable the print setting for that widget; see “Customizing Print Settings for a Widget,” earlier in this book.
Action — Select Print Widget.
Type — Select auto, dropdown, or button, as applicable for the chosen action.
The default type is a small button with a picture on it.
Control Label or Icon — Optionally type the text that you want to display on the control. Or select an icon to display next to the control.
Control Tooltip — Optionally type a tooltip to display when the user hovers the cursor over the control.

Then save the dashboard.

For further details and requirements, see the section “Customizing Print Settings for a Widget.”