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Report Formats for Viewing

Every report includes a default viewing format. However, you can view or export in a number of popular formats. When you view a report, template and other formatting settings are available. Nevertheless, the template setting option is not longer available for the following formats: Comma separated, Fast CSV, Text, and Smart.

For a description of the view options available for each report, see View Options. For a description of the export options available for each report, see Export Options.

The following table lists the supported report formats. Not all reports support all options.

Report Rendering Formats

Icon	Format	Description
	HTML	HyperText Markup Language, the default format for web viewing. These reports open in the HTML Report Viewer with navigation options.
	PDF	Adobe's Page Description Format, a very portable print format, but not readily editable. These reports open in a PDF viewer.
	MS EXCEL	Microsoft ExceL XLS format. These spreadsheet reports can be opened and edited in MS Excel, and have customizable options, including Excel XLS templates, grids, and charts.
	COMMA SEPARATED	Formatted comma-separated values (CSV). Template setting option is not available in this format.
	FAST CSV	Template setting option is not available in this format. Downloads a CSV file, without template, grid, or chart. If you want to focus on the data, and don't need the formatting, this is the fastest option for very large reports.
	TEXT	ASCII text format. Template setting option is not available in this format.
	MS WORD	Microsoft Word DOC format. These reports can be opened and edited in MS Word.
	iHTML	Single-page interactive HTML. These are fast-running Smart reports with a simple, non-paginated template, for fast web display of short reports. Smart reports are designed to quickly render reports when you want to see the data with minimum processing. Template setting option is not available in this format.
	Smart	Multipage interactive HTML. These are fast-running reports with a simple, paginated template, for fast web display of longer reports. Smart reports are designed to quickly render reports when you want to see the data with minimum processing. Template setting option is not available in this format.