## Modifying Standard Templates

You may want to modify the standard reporting and label templates that ship with PC-DMIS. Report or label template files that ship with PC-DMIS are protected with a read-only attribute to prevent any inadvertent modification.

You should make a copy of the Reporting sub-directory and store it in a safe place before modifying them. Then you can easily restore something if your changes happen to cause problems.

Removing the Read-only Attribute

1. Using Windows Explorer, open the Reporting sub-directory, and navigate to the report or label template you want to modify.

2. Right-click on it, and select Properties from the menu. The Properties dialog box appears.

3. Near the bottom of the dialog where it displays Attributes, deselect the Read-only check box.

4. Click OK. You can now modify your report or label template inside its respective editor.

Changing Properties

To change properties in your report, select the appropriate object in the template editor, right-click on it, and modify its properties in the Properties dialog box. See "About Object Properties".

To change your report's header, see "Modifying your Report's Header".