Report Designer Toolbar

File Management

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

Standard portrait orientation.

Landscape orientation.

Custom page size...coming soon.

Grid

Select or clear background grid.

Decrease grid size.

Increase grid size.

Snap Items to Grid.

Alignment

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

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

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

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.
CAUTION: TMLS clears currently-selected items when you click this tool.

Cancel the selection of: all selected items on the design panel, or the addition of a new item.

Delete

Delete all selected items from the design panel.

Undo

Undo the last action. (You can only undo one action.)

Help

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