Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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When using the standard print function, long texts in the summary or description field are cut off.
Is there any way to define a print layout that shows the complete information contained in the calendar fields?
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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The amount of information that fits depends on the view, obviously.
You can print day view.
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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The problem is that every standard print, including day view, is truncating information.

Any idea, how a "diary" could be generated/ printed?
It need not necessarily be in the stringent calendar layout.
A possible layout could be like the following example:

21.11.2012
15:00-16:00 EPIM Calender Print
Trying to find a way to print an entire year without loosing information. Posting problem in
Forum. Resarching other alternatives.
16:00-17:00 Workshop
more info regarding the workshop including agenda, participants, location, preparation
requirements, documentation requirements, facilitator, goals to be reached, ....
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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There's no such feature currently, unfortunately. We should probably add the Notes column in the Table view and print it in full.
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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Yes, that would definitely help. I would appreciate this feature enormously!

Thanx,
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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Got it. Placed the feature into our internal to do list.
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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admin wrote:Got it. Placed the feature into our internal to do list.
I was using version 5.51 and the Table View to print my diary.
I am more than happy, that the print now includes the notes in the subject field. Adapting the table view, I was able to generate a print format, that very closely meets my requirements:

Start Time | Subject
Notes

However, I noticed an error in the table view:
the table view does not show all calendar entries that are visible in the Day/ Week/ Month View.

In addition, I would like to suggest a further enhancement of the table view print layout:
when generating a printed diary, it would be helpful to group the calendar entries that belong to one particular day.
This could e.g. be done by a layout option: "use date as headline".
The result could look like the following:

Start Date or Start Date - End Date (if End Date is different from Start Date)
Start Time | Subject
Notes
Start Time | Subject
Notes
Start Time | Subject
Notes

Start Date or Start Date - End Date (if End Date is different from Start Date)
Start Time | Subject
Notes
Start Time | Subject
Notes

Formatting the notes in a small or very small font (that could be a further print option) would help to cope with ample notes.

Hope this contributes to further optimize an already very good tool.

Kind regards,
Elisabeth
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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ehk wrote:Yes, that would definitely help. I would appreciate this feature enormously!

Thanx,
Elisabeth
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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However, I noticed an error in the table view:
the table view does not show all calendar entries that are visible in the Day/ Week/ Month View.
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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It is happening to me too. It is not the first time but usually the problem is quickly resolved.
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Re: Print calender with long summaries & descriptions

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saraedward wrote: Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:42 pm However, I noticed an error in the table view:
the table view does not show all calendar entries that are visible in the Day/ Week/ Month View.
Please post a couple of screenshots demonstrating the problem and version number.
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