17  Creating reports

17.1   General

You can create four types of reports from the program:
  1. An Adobe PDF imagesheet: This is a simple report format that contains only infrared and any associated visual images. The report cannot be edited further, and radiometric data is not included. For more information, see 17.4 Creating an Adobe PDF imagesheet .
  2. An Adobe PDF report: This is a simple report format that contains infrared images, any associated visual images, and result tables. The report cannot be edited further, and radiometric data is not included. For more information, see section 17.5 Creating an Adobe PDF report
  3. A non-radiometric Microsoft Word report: This is a more advanced report format that generates the report in the *.docx file format. An active FLIR Tools+ license is required. The report can be extensively edited in Microsoft Word, but radiometric data is not included. For more information, see section 17.6 Creating a non-radiometric Microsoft Word‎ report
  4. A radiometric Microsoft Word report: This is the most advanced report format, and requires an active FLIR Tools+ license. A report in Microsoft Word *.docx file format is generated. Advanced radiometric analysis can be carried out using the FLIR Tools+ features in Microsoft Word. For more information, see section 17.7 Creating a radiometric Microsoft Word‎ report
For reports of type 2 , 3 , and 4 , the report can be saved in an intermediary format called *.repx. For more information, see section 17.3 Saving a report in the intermediary *.repx format

17.2  Setting a default report template

Prior to working with reports, you need to set a default report template. A maximum of two default report templates can be set. These templates will then be used when clicking Generate report on the Library tab.
    Follow this procedure:
  1. On the Library tab, click icon . This will display the available report templates.
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  2. Right-click a report template and click Set as default report template .

17.3  Saving a report in the intermediary *.repx format

    Follow this procedure:
  1. On the Library tab, select the image or images that you want to include in your report.
  2. Right-click the image or images and select Create report .
  3. Under Page setup in the right pane, select the page size and logo that you want to use.
  4. On the report, double-click the header and/or footer to add any header/footer text that you want to use.
  5. Click Save or Save As to save the report in FLIR Systems *.repx file format.

17.4  Creating an Adobe PDF imagesheet

    Follow this procedure:
  1. On the Library tab, select the image or images that you want to include in your imagesheet.
  2. Right-click the image or images and select Create imagesheet .
  3. Under Page setup on the right pane, select the page size and logo that you want to use.
  4. Under Layout on the right pane, click the page layout that you want to use.
  5. On the imagesheet, double-click the header and/or footer to add any header/footer text that you want to use.
  6. Click Export to export the imagesheet as a PDF file.

17.5  Creating an Adobe PDF report

    Follow this procedure:
  1. On the Library tab, select the image or images that you want to include in your report.
  2. Right-click the image or images and select Create report . This displays the Report tab.
  3. At this stage, you have the option to do one or more of the following:
    • Drag a group of images, photos, or text annotations into a report.
    • Drag single images, photos, or tables into a report.
    • Reorder the pages in the report.
    • Enter text in a report using textboxes.
    • Create and edit text annotations.
    • Edit image descriptions.
    • Add and edit a header or footer in a report.
    • Move and delete images, photos, text annotations, and tables in a report.
    • Resize images in a report.
    • Update measurements in an infrared image and see updates instantly in the result table.
    • Zoom into and out of a report page.
    • Add arrow markers to the image or any other object in the report.
    • Edit an image from the report by double-clicking the image.
  4. In the Save PDF as dialog box, select a location and type a filename.
  5. Click OK.

17.6  Creating a non-radiometric Microsoft Word‎ report

    Follow this procedure:
  1. On the Library tab, select the image or images that you want to include in your report.
  2. Right-click the image or images and select Create report .
  3. In the dialog box that appears, enter the customer information and information about the inspection in the right column. Use the TAB key to go between fields.
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  4. Click OK. The information you entered in this dialog box will now populate the corresponding placeholders in the report.
    Once the report is generated, the report can be further edited in Microsoft Word.

17.6.1  Creating “Rapid Report” shortcuts

17.6.1.1   General

For non-radiometric Microsoft Word reports, you can create Desktop shortcuts called “Rapid Report” shortcuts. You can then drag-and-drop images to this shortcut to create reports without starting FLIR Tools+.

17.6.1.2   Procedure

    Follow this procedure:
  1. On the Library tab, click icon . This will display the available report templates.
  2. Right-click one of the Word templates (Express export) and select Create Rapid Report shortcut.

17.7  Creating a radiometric Microsoft Word‎ report

    Follow this procedure:
  1. On the Library tab, select the image or images that you want to include in your report.
  2. Right-click the image or images and select Create report .
  3. In the dialog box that appears, enter the customer information and information about the inspection in the right column. Use the TAB key to go between fields.
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  4. Click OK. The information you entered in this dialog box will now populate the corresponding placeholders in the report.
    Once the report is generated, advanced analysis can be carried out using the FLIR Tools+ features in Microsoft Word.
For in-depth information about how to work with radiometric reports in Microsoft Word, see section 18 Working in the Microsoft Word environment .