See step-by-step instructions for performing common tasks using ActiveReports.
This section contains information about how to:
- Work with Data
- Learn to bind reports to data, group data, and modify data sources at run time.
- Work with Fields
- Learn how to add field expressions and to create summary fields and calculated fields.
- Create Common Reports
- Learn how to create top N, summary, and green bar reports.
- Change Ruler Measurements
- Learn how to change the units associated with the ruler from standard to metric.
- Display Page Numbers and Report Dates
- Learn how to quickly add Page N of M and report dates and times to your reports.
- Use XML Data with Barcodes
- Learn how to set the data type of XML data source fields so that the Barcode control can read them.
- Add Hyperlinks
- Learn how hyperlinks can be used in ActiveReports.
- Add Annotations
- Learn how to add text, shapes, arrows, and lines to your reports as temporary or persistent annotations.
- Export Reports
- Learn to export reports to each of the supported formats.
- Print Multiple Copies, Duplex, and Landscape
- Learn to use the Printer Settings tab of the Report Settings window.
- Conditionally Show or Hide Details
- Learn to prevent rendering of the detail section for data that meets certain conditions.
- Use External Style Sheets
- Learn to use custom styles, save them externally, and use them in other reports.
- Add Bookmarks
- Learn how to use bookmarks in ActiveReports.
- Insert or Add Pages
- Learn how to add or insert specified pages from one report into another.
- Create Charts
- Learn to create charts using the Chart control.
- Load a File into a RichText Control
- Learn to load an HTML or RTF file into the RichText control.
- Use Custom Controls on Reports (TreeView)
- Learn to access custom or third-party controls in ActiveReports code.
- Create Report Templates (Inheritance)
- Learn how to use Inheritance to create report templates.
- Add Parameters
- Learn to pass parameters into reports in several ways.
- Embed Subreports in a Report
- Learn to use the Subreport control.
- Pass Parameters to a Subreport
- Learn to pass parameters from a parent report to a subreport.
- Save and Load Report Files (RDF)
- Learn how to save and load reports as RDF files at run time.
- Save and Load Report Layout Files (RPX)
- Learn how to save and load reports as RPX-based report layouts at run time.
- Add Code to Layouts Using Script
- Learn the specifics of using the scripting capabilities of ActiveReports for .NET in your applications.
- Provide One-Touch Printing in the WebViewer (Pro Edition)
- Learn how to set up one-touch printing with the new FlashViewer.
- Add Designer ToolStrips
- Learn how to add the designer control's ToolStrips to a ToolStripContainer.
- Configure HTTPHandlers (Pro Edition)
- Learn to configure HttpHandlers in IIS so that you can use them to display ActiveReports on the Web.
- Add Report Links to Web Forms (Pro Edition)
- Learn to display ActiveReports from hyperlinks that include parameter values or specify output formats.
- Provide PDF Printing in Silverlight (Pro Edition)
- Learn how you can print a report from the Silverlight Viewer directly to the PDF format.
- Use the Silverlight Viewer in Silverlight Out-of-Browser Applications (Pro Edition)
- Learn how to configure your Silverlight-based application to run outside a browser.
- Make Changes to a Report Undoable in the End User Designer (Pro Edition)
- Learn how to make undoable changes in the properties of the ActiveReports report, section and control classes in code-behind.
- Customize, Localize and Deploy
- Learn to localize the components of ActiveReports, and how to deploy your applications.
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