Viewing BusinessObjects documents in InfoView

You can view BusinessObjects documents either as standard HTML documents, in Acrobat PDF format, or in a special enhanced document format. You indicate which format you want to use in the Options page (see Selecting how you want to view BusinessObjects documents).

There is a substantial difference in how the same document looks -- and prints -- depending on the option you choose:

• Viewing BusinessObjects documents in HTML format
• Viewing BusinessObjects documents in enhanced format
• Viewing BusinessObjects documents in PDF Acrobat Reader

Once the document is open in the Document Results page, you can perform a slightly different set of actions on the document than on a WebIntelligence document. See What you can do with BusinessObjects documents in InfoView.

Note: If a BusinessObjects document has a macro attached which makes calls to external files or applications, you must have these installed on your machine. Likewise, if you have installed a BusinessObjects add-in, you must have any files which the add-in calls installed. If external files such as these are not installed locally, then you may not be able to refresh certain documents. For more information on working with macros and add-ins, see the BusinessObjects SDK Reference Guide

Viewing BusinessObjects documents in HTML format

When you open a BusinessObjects document in standard HTML format, the BusinessObjects tabs are converted into hyperlink text, which appear at the bottom of the screen. You can click to view individual reports within the file.

You can view documents easily and rapidly in HTML format, however, HTML has various printing restrictions -- which means that when you print the document, you may find certain document elements missing from the printout.

Note: With WebIntelligence and Infoview you cannot launch the same session in multiple browser windows. To open several windows simultaneously run a second browser and re-login.

Viewing BusinessObjects documents in enhanced format

When you open a document in enhanced format, it looks as if it has been opened in BusinessObjects:

You see the same formatting as in BusinessObjects, including page headers and footers which you don't see in HTML documents. And you can take advantage of BusinessObjects navigation and zooming features.

Fonts that are unavailable with HTML are perfectly rendered in this format.

Enhanced format also brings you WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) printing.

When you view documents in enhanced format, the viewer toolbar provides additional features for viewing, browsing and printing documents:

Viewing enhanced format documents using Netscape

To view BusinessObjects documents in enhanced format with a Netscape browser, you need to define BusinessObjects as an external helper application. To do this:

1. Choose Options / General Preferences in Netscape Editor.
2. Define BusinessObjects as a helper application in the Helpers tab.

Viewing BusinessObjects documents in PDF Acrobat Reader

You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your machine in order to view PDF documents in the InfoView window.

When you open a BusinessObjects document in PDF Acrobat Reader format, Adobe Acrobat Reader automatically launches and appears in the page contents area of your InfoView window.

To view another report, click on the report titles that appear below the document as hyperlinks. If the BusinessObjects report contains multiple sections, they will appear below the report title in the Bookmarks pane. You can also print the PDF document without having to worry about whether or not you have the correct fonts installed on your machine.

When you view documents that contain OLE 2 objects in PDF format, you may encounter problems displaying the OLE 2 objects.

To insert a logo or other image in a report and save the report as a PDF document, you should save the image as a bitmap (.bmp). You can do this in Microsoft Paint or a similar application.

What you can do with BusinessObjects documents in InfoView

The following tables describe what you can and cannot do with BusinessObjects documents using InfoView

Actions	You can	You cannot
Refresh the document with the latest data
Publish the document to the Corporate Documents repository where others can access it
Download the document to a BusinessObjects.rep file
Save the document as a personal document
Send the document to another user
Delete the document
View the document's attributes
Print the document
Load the document's data into a spreadsheet
Turn the block of data into a chart or a different table

Note: If your user rights allow you to view BusinessObjects and WebIntelligence documents in BusinessObjects, the BusinessObjects option appears in the View Documents tab in your personal options page. For complete descriptions of these options, refer to Selecting how you want to view BusinessObjects documents.

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