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Report Items Tab

The 'Report items' tab provides tools for customization of the report's Report Items. It consists of two sections:

  • List of Report Items

    The left-hand side lists the report items currently used in the report.

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    List of Report Items - report item type: item details. The 'Start' and 'End' items mark a report section, see below.

    Use the list of report items to select the item to be edited. Details of the selected item will appear in the right-hand part of the tab.

  • Property Subtabs

    Every report item type has a different set of of properties available in several subtabs. These are explained in detail in the following sections.

Report Item Type

Subtabs

Table

Position

 

Property

 

Data Source

 

Columns

Text

Position

 

Text

 

Property

Image

Position

 

Property

Page Break

- no properties -

The Report Items Toolbar provides the following commands:

Button

Function

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Add a table report item to the report

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Add a text report item to the report

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Add an image report item to the report

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Add a page break report item to the report

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Mark a start of a report items group

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Mark an end of a report items group

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Move a report item up in the list ( and alter its position in the report correspondingly)

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Move a report item down in the list ( and alter its position in the report correspondingly)

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Delete a report item

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Toggle between the display of fixed Help Image / Help Imagefloating report items

See 'Examples of Use' for real-life examples of using the tab.

In This Chapter

Report Item: Table

Report Item: Text

Report Item: Image

See Also

Report Editor Overview

Parameters Tab

Report Info Tab

Page Properties Tab

The Options Tab