In addition to the Entity Tree, Attribute Tree, and Report Design Surface, the Design tab displays a toolbar that allows you to manage basic report options and perform basic actions on the report. This toolbar also gives you access to report item formatting and rendering.
Design Tab Toolbar Buttons
File Section
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Save | Click to save the changes in the report that you are working on. The Enter Comment dialog that opens on clicking this button allows you to enter a revision comment related to the changes made in the report. For more inforamtion, see Working with Report Versions. |
| Save As | Click to save a new report or to rename and save an existing report. The Save Report dialog that opens on clicking this button also allows you to enter a revision comment for the report. For more inforamtion, see Working with Report Versions. |
View Section
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Preview drop down | See Previewing Reports for more information. |
Font Section
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Font Style | Select the Major or Minor font for the theme. To change the family, you must change the report Themes. |
| Increase Font Size | Click to increase the size of the font in the selected text area. This applies to an entire textbox, or the selected text element within a chart or table. |
| Decrease Font Size | Click to decrease the size of the font in the selected text area. This applies to an entire textbox, or the selected text element within a chart or table. |
| Font Weight | Click to toggle bold face for the selected text area. The icon is highlighted when bold face is toggled on. |
| Font Decoration | Click to toggle italic text for the selected text area. The icon is highlighted when italic text is toggled on. |
| Color | Click to select the font color for the selected text area. You can select from theme colors, standard colors, or a graph with more colors. |
| Background Color | Click to select the background color for the selected text area. You can select from transparent, theme colors, standard colors, or a graph with more colors. |
Text & Color Section
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| General | Click to specify alignment based on the type of field: Left for text, right for numeric fields. |
| Text Align Left | Click to specify left alignment for the selected text area. The icon is highlighted when it is selected. |
| Text Align Center | Click to specify center alignment for the selected text area. The icon is highlighted when it is selected. |
| Text Align Right | Click to specify right alignment for the selected text area. The icon is highlighted when it is selected. |
| Arrange | When report items overlap, drop down and select from one of these options to set the layer of the selected report item: Bring Forward, Bring to Front, Send Backward, or Send to Back. |
| Border Style | Drop down to select a border style to apply to the selected textbox. |
| Border Width | Select a value between .25 pt and 6 pt for the border thickness of the selected text area. |
| Border Color | Click to select the border color for the selected text area. You can select from theme colors, standard colors, or a graph with more colors. |
| Borders | Drop down to select which borders to draw on the selected textbox. |
Format Section
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Number Formatting |
Drop down to choose how to display the selected numeric field. Choose from Currency, Percent, Scientific, Fixed-point (based on your Increase or Decrease Decimal settings), General, or Other. Select Other to open the Custom Format dialog. If the selected numeric field on your report is a date, a list of date and time formatting options appears, or select Other to open the Custom Format dialog. Currency expands to let you choose General (based on your locale), US Dollar, Euro, Yen, British Pound, Chinese Yuan, Swiss Franc, or Other Currency. Select Other Currency to open the Custom Format dialog. |
| Increase Decimal | Click to increase the number of decimal places displayed in the selected numeric fields by one place. Continue clicking until you reach the number of decimal places you need. |
| Decrease Decimal | Click to decrease the number of decimal places displayed in the selected numeric fields by one place. Continue clicking until you reach the number of decimal places you need. |
Edit Section
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Undo | Click to revert to the state prior to your last action on the report. |
| Redo | After clicking Undo, click to restore the undone action. |
| Delete | Deletes the selected item from the report. |
Interactivity Section
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Drilldown | Click to select a report for which to create a drill-through link. |
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