Revised:  11/27/2013

Batch Print a Letter

Go to Reports>>Batch Letters and Forms

This program is used to print a selected letter or form for tenants displayed and checked in the grid.

Header

Letter Code

Select a letter or form code.  Merge letters/forms are setup in Merge Template.

Description

The description for the selected letter code will be displayed.

General Selections

Case Worker

Enter or select a case worker code or this field may be left blank to use other selection options or to include all caseworkers.

Name

The name of the selected case worker will be displayed in this field.

Other Selections

Selection Type

Select one of the following or leave this field blank to use another selection criteria.

From Date

If using a selection type, enter a beginning date range.  Otherwise leave this field blank.

To Date

If using a selection type, enter an ending date range.  Otherwise leave this field blank.

Build From Selections

Press this button to use the selections entered to build tenant information for the grid.

Build From Last Report

Press this button to build information in the grid from the last report ran in the Section 8 Tenant Management program. Note:  When available, reports should be run with the Create Merge Interface box checked.

Batch Letter/Form Grid

When one of the build buttons has been activated, the grid will display tenant information based upon either the selections entered or a report.

Project/Unit/Tenant information shown in the grid may be selected/unselected by placing a checkmark or removing the checkmark in the X column.  When a line of information is checked the selected letter or form will be printed for it.

The grid includes the following columns:

Select All

Click the select all button to place a checkmark in the X column for all lines.

Unselect All

Click the unselect all to remove all checkmarks in the X column for all lines.

Letter Date

The current date will be the default in this field and may be changed.  The letter date field is a merge option which may have been used in the selected letter/form.

Print Batch

Click this button to bring up the print options dialog box shown below:

Export Media

Export media shows the printer that will print out the letters.  Click the Change... button to select a different printer.

Direct to..

Defaults to Printer but the preview option may be selected to view the letters prior to printing or you can leave the selection at Printer and click the start button to start printing the letters.

Start

Click the start button to preview or print the letters.

Cancel

Click the cancel button to close the print options dialog box without printing.

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Print Labels

Press the Print Labels button to open the Section 8 Tenant Batch Labels program.

Print Summary

Press the Print Summary button to open the Tenant Summary Application print program.

Close

The Close button may be clicked at any time to close the program without printing.