A "template" file is a file that represents the desired report. It contains all the formatting (tables, tabs, boldface, point size, fonts, etc.) that will appear in the final report. The only difference is that NutriBase "macros" are inserted where needed to represent the required client data. NutriBase "macros" are strings of text that act as placeholders for other information. This allows you to create a customized report template that will suit a wide variety of clients.

Every NutriBase macro begins and ends with a caret symbol ("^"). For example, the macro ^LastName^ holds the place for any selected client's last name and ^Salutation^ holds the place for any selected client's salutation ("Ms." or "Mr.") as appropriate for their gender.

Sample Template File Excerpt - Take a look at this section of a sample NutriBase template file:

Initial Assessment Report Prepared ^date^ by Sure Fit Health and Aerobics Goal Summary for ^FirstName^ ^MI^ ^Lastname^

Start Date:	^StartDate^	Present Weight:	^StartWtLbs^ lbs.
Activity Level:	^ActivLev^	Desired Weight:	^DesWtLbs^ lbs.
Goal Date:	^GoalDate^	Weight Loss/Week:	^Lbs2L-G/Wk^ lbs.
Client Name:	^FirstName^ ^MI^ ^LastName^	Present Body Fat:	^StartBodyFat^%
Gender:	^Gender^	Desired Body Fat:	^DesBodyFat^%
Age:	^Age^	Build:	^BodyFrame^

^Salutation^ ^LastName^, as you can see from the table above, your current weight is ^StartWtLbs^ pounds and your goal weight is ^DesWtLbs^ pounds. This means you have ^TotLbsToL-G^ pounds to lose. Hopefully, all of this weight loss will be in the form of body fat. Your goal is to lose an average of ^Lbs2L-G/Wk^ pounds of fat per week. If you lose this ^Lbs2L-G/Wk^ pounds each week, it will take you approximately ^Wks2Goal^ weeks for you to reach your body weight goal of ^DesWtLbs^ pounds.

The Resulting Report - The sample template shown above would generate the following report:

Initial Assessment Report Prepared January 21, 1999 by Sure Fit Health and Aerobics Goal Summary for John P. Smith

Start Date:	September 21, 2000	Present Weight:	218 lbs.
Activity Level:	Moderately active	Desired Weight:	192 lbs.
Goal Date:	May 16, 1999	Weight Loss/Week:	1.7 lbs.
Client Name:	John Smith	Present Body Fat:	28%
Gender:	Male	Desired Body Fat:	16%
Age:	28	Build:	Medium

Mr. Smith, as you can see from the table above, your current weight is 218 pounds and your goal weight is 192 pounds, you have 26 pounds to lose. Hopefully, all of this weight loss will be in the form of body fat. Your goal is to lose an average of 1.7 pounds of fat per week. If you lose this 1.7 pounds each week, it will take you approximately 15 weeks for you to reach your body weight goal of 192 pounds.

Notice that all of the NutriBase macros (e.g., ^LastName^) from the template file were replaced by their actual values for the selected client (John Smith). You have 170+ macros to use in creating your own custom client assessment report. Once you are happy with your template, you can produce a "custom" report for every new client you assess! This report is impressive, especially when provided to the client with the Exercise Calorie Expenditures Report that shows your clients how many calories they will burn by performing any of 80+ exercises for 30 minutes. (It's easy to tell a client to exercise to burn 300 calories a day... but very few clients have a good concept of what to do for how long. The Calorie Expenditures report gives them this information and it is customized to their own bodies.)