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title: "Create a Polygon report"
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You can create a new Polygon report as a blank report or as a report that is based on a template.

You can create a new blank report in the following ways:

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See also [Practice creating reports](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Polygon446/pages/12518313/Create+a+Polygon+report#PracticeCreateReports).

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## Create a report from Data Management (Eclipse)

1. On the Home ribbon, click the **Data Management** button or press F2.
2. Navigate to the folder in which you want to create the report.
3. In Data Management, click the Create new Report button > Macro (inline-media-image)

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4. Enter a name for the report.
5. Double-click the report and when asked if you want to base the report on a template, click **No**.   
A blank report is created.
6. In the Data Manager, double-click the trial you want to add to the report.
7. Import data into the report (for how to do this, see [Import data into a report](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Polygon446/pages/12517623)).

## Create a report from within Polygon

1. On the Home ribbon, click the down arrow on the **New Report** button.  
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From the Quick Access Bar above the ribbon, click the down arrow on the **New** button.
2. From the drop-down menu, select **Blank**.
3. In the New Report dialog box, browse to the location where you want to save the report.
4. In the **Report Name** field, enter a name for the report. Then click **OK**.
5. If you are creating the report in a new directory, click **Yes** to the prompt, `Directory not found. Create?`   
A blank report is created.

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## Create a report from a template

To create a report from a template, you need a Polygon template (.tpl file). Standard reports are installed with Vicon Polygon.

For information on importing data into a template, see [Work with Polygon templates](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Polygon446/pages/12518191).

Use one of the above mentioned methods to create a blank report (when using the **New** button select template from the drop-down menu).

When asked if you want to base the report on a template click **Yes**.

In the window that opens, browse to the location of the template you want to use.

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# Practice creating reports

Start a report from scratch using either the Data Management window or from within Polygon.

Familiarize yourself with the Polygon layout.

Save the Report.