Zoho Creator provides in-built print support for List View, Summary View, Chart View and HTML view.
Steps to print a List View, Summary View, Chart View
- Access the application by selecting Access this application button.
- Select the required view to print.
- Select More Actions -> Print option from the view header, as shown in the screen-shot given below.
Steps to print a HTML View
Print support for HTML view can be used to generate nicely formatted document. The sample application given below, demonstrates how HTML view can be used to print a HTML formatted report. Click the More Info button to display the contact details. The print button present in the top right corner is mapped to the url pattern that triggers the print action for a view. http://creator.zoho.com/sampleapps/employee-contact-details/
The Print option will not be displayed by default when you access an HTML view. To enable the Print option in your HTML view,
- Edit the application and select the the HTML view from the View tab.
- Click on More Actions -> Print option from the View header, as shown in the screen-shot given below. The dialog to enable the print option will be displayed. Enable the check-box option "Yes, I need the option to print this HTML view in Live mode" and click Done.
- Now, when you access the application and select the HTML view, the Print option will be displayed in the view.
Print URL Format
The url format to print a view is given below:
http://creatorexport.zoho.com/<app owner name>/<app name>/print/<view name>
For example:http://creator.zoho.com/zchelp/employee-manager/print/Employee_View
Refer the topic Functionality based urls to learn more about the print url patterns.
