NCSA e~PRINT GUIDE
This guide provides instruction for the basics plus additional e~Print features used in viewing your FRS financial reports on the web. Please refer to the NCSA Basic e~Print Guide for the “bare bones” version of using e~Print.
1. Log on using the e~Print Login screen:
User ID = FRS Operator Number (the 4-digit number used to access FRS Screens)
Password = Password used in conjunction with this Operator Number (this password never changes)
Repository = FRS (Financial Records System)
2.
System on-line help
Each system page has on-line help. There is a link just below the title bar on each e~Print page. This link will open a context-sensitive topic with information on that particular part of the system.
3.
Once you log in, the FRS repository page will
display. This page lists the different reports you have access to
view. The “Latest Date” indicates the
last time the report was run.
4.
Select a report and “Drill Down” to view the
different versions of that report.
- Select the “Drill Down” icon
5.
The report detail page will appear, listing all
existing version of that report selected.
The most recent report is always at the top of the list.
6.
Select the Magnifying Glass Icon to limit the
report search to specific six digit accounts. 
7.
The Pick Pages Screen will appear.
This screen allows you to limit
your report search to specific 6-digit account numbers under your
authority. e~Print uses FRS value-based
security to display only those account numbers the user is authorized to view.
8.
You have 3 options in limiting which account
numbers you wish to view.
- Pick
Pages Manually:
Provides a list of six digit accounts within your access, giving you the ability to click beside the accounts you wish to choose. Once all accounts are selected click the “Get the Report” icon.
Search:
Key a single six-digit account for report
retrieval. The account number must
include the hyphen.
Example of valid entry: 1-17017
· Range: Enter a range of accounts for account retrieval.
Example of valid entry: 1-00000
to 3-00000 or 1
to 3 or 1-10000
to 1-20000
9. The Selected Account Values screen will appear.
This screen confirms the
6-digit accounts you have selected for report display.
10. At this point, it is helpful to note that
the e~Print product contains a navigation
bar.
The navigation bar provides a shortcut to a specific
system page. It is more efficient to use the navigation bar
than to use the Back-Arrow button on your browser,
since you can select a particular page when using the navigation bar instead of using the browser back arrow
to scroll back trough all the pages you have
visited.
Navigation Bar
11.
Select the PDF icon.
12. The report will appear in the Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
13. Use the Adobe Acrobat Reader’s toolbar to
navigate the report.
The most commonly used icons for viewing e~Print reports are described below:
Displays/hides
the navigation pane, which lists the 6-digit account
number bookmarks.
Increases
the report display size.
Use these icons
to move through the pages of the report.
Increases/decreases
the report display size.
Search/Search
Again to find specific test in the report.
Prints
report pages to your laser printer. (Use with caution! This button will print the total number of pages listed
on the toolbar
at the bottom of the screen.) To avoid large printing errors, review the
number of pages selected to print.
Also use the toolbar located along the bottom of Acrobat Reader’s window.
First,
Previous Change
page Display
Set the “Change Display Layout” to continuous
for a smoother page transition when scrolling through report pages.
Layout
Next,
Show/Hide last
Navigation page
Pane
14. Returning
to e~Print from the Acrobat Reader
How you return to e~Print from the Acrobat Reader will differ slightly depending on how your Acrobat Reader is configured. (The Adobe Acrobat Reader can be configured to view within a browser or in a standalone mode).
Option 1 for returning to
e~Print from the Acrobat Reader:
If you see the back button of your browser in the active
window, then you Acrobat Reader
is configured to run within the browser and you should follow these steps.
Click the Bowser Back Button.
In
Netscape your icon may look like this:
In
Microsoft Explorer you icon may look like this: 
Option
2 for returning to e~Print from the Acrobat Reader:
If you do not see the back button of your browser in the active window, then your Acrobat Reader is configured to run in a stand-alone mode and you should follow these steps.
Close the current browser window by clicking on the browser button in the top right corner of the screen.
15. Logging
out of e~Print.
Click on “Logout” which is located at the top of each e~Print system page.
You can also logout of the system by closing your browser.
16. TROUBLE
SHOOTING
Remember….. for the e~Print system you need:
Current Web Browser: Version 4.0 or higher of Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer
Acrobat Reader: Version 4.0 or higher
Contact the e~Print system administrator at Extension 3263 for questions related to:
· System Login
· 6-digit account access
· Using Adobe Acrobat icons
Contact Information Systems for questions related to:
· Upgrading software (browser or Acrobat Reader)
· Printing difficulties
· Insufficient display area.