Interps

From the "Preferences" menu, "Edit Settings" item, the "Interps" tab in the "Preferences" dialog has options you can edit. (You can also access this via the "Interps" menu, "Word Processor Options" item)

The following options apply to textual interpretation reports that Solar Fire generates. You can select which word processor you wish to use when viewing and printing interpretation reports. If you do not select one yourself, then Solar Fire will use the default word processor for your computer system.

•Use default word processor – When this option is selected, the report file that Solar Fire generates is launched using whatever word processor has the RTF file type association (for RTF files), or TXT file type association (for TXT files). However, if your computer does not have a file type association, then you will need to use the following option instead.

•Use specified word processor – Selecting this option requires you to click on the Browse… button to locate your desired word processor program file. You must select a word processor that is capable of opening TXT and RTF files.

•Apply rich text formatting to report - Rich Text Format (RTF) is a method of producing formatted reports (i.e. with centered text, bold and italics, for example). Without RTF, a report file will contain only plain text in a single font, without any special formatting, and this is much less attractive and harder to read. Solar Fire can produce its interpretations reports either with or without RTF. However, if you use the RTF option, then you must be using a word processor that is capable of understanding the RTF format. MS Word for Windows, WordPerfect and the Windows WordPad can all understand the RTF format. If you have the RTF option switched on, but are using a word processor that does not understand RTF, then you will see a lot of spurious items in the report file that interfere with its normal layout.