You can render reports to a number of formats on the Design tab by clicking the drop-down arrow on the Preview button.

Format	Description
Default	Renders the report to the ActiveReports Server Viewer. See Previewing Reports for more information.
Excel	Transforms the selected report into a spreadsheet in XLS format for viewing in Microsoft Excel.
Html	Renders the selected report in HTML and displays it in a new tab in your browser.
Image	Renders the selected report as a static image in JPG format and displays it in a new tab in your browser.
PDF	Renders the selected report to a PDF file and displays it in the Adobe Acrobat Viewer in a new tab in your browser.
Word	Renders the selected report to a DOC file for viewing in Microsoft Word.
XML	Transforms reports into XML format for sharing data with other applications and displays it in a new tab in your browser.

For Excel and Word, when the rendering is complete, the file becomes available for download.

• In Internet Explorer, you are offered a choice of whether to Open or Save the file.
• In Google Chrome, the file appears in the downloads bar at the bottom of the window.