Print multiple header rows in a report

Charles211

I have a customized Portfolio report that has three rows in the header for column names, but when I print, only one row shows. Is there a way to print the header rows I see on the monitor?

Jim_Harman

Make the columns wider or the font smaller so the header is only one line, or send the print to Excel and format and print it there

UKR

Which version and release of Quicken do you use?
Are you printing the Portfolio view using CTRL-P or File / Print Portfolio?

AFAIK, the currently available report format only prints one abbreviated column header line and there's no option to print long column headers on multiple lines.

A possible alternative might be to "print", i.e., export to Excel and then massage the data and column headers as needed.

Charles211

I use Quicken 2019, Ver R20.15 and print using File/Print Portfolio.
I do know I can export to Excel and do it there, but I update this report often and it's a fair amount of work for the benefit. It would be nice of Quicken printed as wysiwyg printing.

NotACPA

What header row are you seeing?  And what additional rows do you want to see?

And how, exactly, are you producing this report?

Can you take a snapshot of the multiple headers (using the Windows Snipping Tool, in your Accessories folder) and post it here for us to see?  We don't need the data ... just those header rows.

Jim_Harman

@NotACPA,

He is doing File/Print from a Portfolio view. On-screen, multi-word column headers wrap to more lines if necessary. When printed, they are truncated with a ...

This is particularly annoying if you have two columns like "Avg. Annual Return (%) 1-year" and  "Avg. Annual Return (%) 3-year" and they are both truncated to "Avg. Ann..."

NotACPA

When I do FILE/Print, here's what I see in QWin R20.15

I printed the report just now, and got the exact same thing.

SO, I ask again, what is the OP getting and what are they expecting?

And, in my Portfolio view, the only thing above those column headers is the portfolio settings.

Jim_Harman

Not comparing the print preview to the printed report, comparing the on -screen Investing > Portfolio view


to the preview and printed output

NotACPA

That would appear to be GRAPHIC printing, vs TEXT printing, which Q actually uses.

Jim_Harman

I think it is more like the File/Print formatting is a vestige of the DOS days.

The real reports use a more modern report generator

Quicken_Natalie

Hello Charles,

Thank you for bringing this concern to the community!

I went ahead and turned this discussion into an Idea thread. That way other users are able to vote on it. Our developer's review Idea threads to get an idea of what people would like Quicken to offer.

Thank you,

Quicken Natalie 

Charles211

> @NotACPA said:
> What header row are you seeing?  And what additional rows do you want to see?
>
> And how, exactly, are you producing this report?
>
> Can you take a snapshot of the multiple headers (using the Windows Snipping Tool, in your Accessories folder) and post it here for us to see?  We don't need the data ... just those header rows.

This is what I see on the monitor and would like to print.

And this is what prints (one line header).

Charles211

The above screen shots show what I see when I have Quicken open on my monitor, but when I print the Portfolio report, the header has so little info that I need to use a pen to write in the column names. I can’t widen the columns and keep the table one page wide.

volvogirl

Are you printing Portrait or Landscape?  Try Landscape.

Charles211

I printthis in Landscape

thecreator

Charles ,

Quicken needs to make the changes you desire. There is no setting within Quicken, right now for you to change.

You are printing from the Invest Tab which shows 3 line header. And Quicken only prints 1 line for the Column Header.

Quicken Anja

Hello All,

The Community Support team regularly reviews long-standing posts and Ideas for relevancy and current interest. This Idea seems to have stalled and we would like to gauge the current interest in this request. 

If you would like to see this idea implemented, please add your vote and a comment explaining how this idea would be beneficial for you. More information, including steps to vote and how to submit your own Ideas for future product features/improvements, is also available here.

Thank you,

Quicken Community Support Team

UKR

Please keep this request in the queue and pass it on to the programmers.
Thank you.

Jim_Harman

This is definitely still an annoying issue with report formatting. Please keep it on the enhancement list

UserDavidC

I have always been of the opinion that what you see on the screen for a report should be what is printed. 

FlyerFran

I agree with @UserDavidC, what you see on the screen is what you should get when printing.