These functions are available at the Report Designer.
File Management |
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Open an existing report to edit or delete. | |
Save a report with a unique name to preserve the original—or with the same name to overwrite a saved report. | |
Preview the current report design with a listing. | |
Page Orientation |
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Standard portrait orientation. | |
Landscape orientation. | |
Custom page size...coming soon. | |
Grid |
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Select or clear background grid. | |
Decrease grid size. | |
Increase grid size. | |
Snap Items to Grid. | |
Alignment |
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Align all selected items with the leftmost edge of the reference item. | |
Centre all selected items in relation to the reference item. | |
Align all selected items with the rightmost edge of the reference item. | |
Align all selected items with the top edge of the reference item. | |
Align all selected items with the bottom edge of the reference item. | |
Font Characteristics |
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Font type, applied to the label or value you're creating, or to all selected labels and values. | |
Font size, applied to the label or value you're creating, or to all selected labels and values. | |
Font color, applied to the label or value you're creating, or to all selected labels and values. | |
Bold. | |
Italic. | |
Underlined. | |
Add Items |
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Create a Label. Enter text at the box provided, then choose font characteristics. | |
Select a Value. Choose the value from the drop-down list, then choose font characteristics. | |
Select an Image. Choose the image from the drop-down list. | |
Add the item to the design panel. | |
Selection |
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Select All items. (To select individual items see Layout_Basics.) | |
Select Next. Selects each item in the design
panel, one at a time, in the order they were added. This tool allows you
to verify that no item is hidden behind another. | |
Cancel the selection of: all selected items on the design panel, or the addition of a new item. | |
Delete |
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Delete all selected items from the design panel. | |
Undo |
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Undo the last action. (You can only undo one action.) | |
Help |
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Help on using Report Designer |
Tip: The Report Designer toolbar also displays a count of selected items (see below). Be sure to verify this count before applying formatting or alignment, because revisions are made simultaneously to all selected items.