Standard Controls Toolbar in the Report Designer

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Editing a Report in Legacy Report Designer

Standard Controls Toolbar in the Report Designer

The Standard Controls Toolbar is used to add design elements to a report. Click and drag an element from the panel and release it in the Report Layout area, where its properties can then be configured (Design Surface in the Report Designer).

Table 3-2: Understanding Report Elements
Element	Image	Description
Label		Creates a text box into which you can type additional report titles, descriptions or more (Changing Font Size, Color and Type).
CheckBox		Similar to a Label but preceded with a checkbox, its state can be set to checked or unchecked if desired.
RichText		Like a Label but allows you to import an existing RTFRich Text Format is the standard from Microsoft® used to transfer text and images between applications running on Windows and Mac OS. RTF enables special characteristics like fonts and margins to be included within an ASCII file. file as the contents, preserving formatting and graphics.
PictureBox		Provides a placeholder for a graphic file, such as your organization’s logo (Adding a Logo to the Report).
Panel		A frame into which you can place report elements, grouping them so they can be moved together.
Table		Creates a three-column table that you can bind to metabase fields. You may add more columns, if desired.
Line		Creates a vertical, horizontal or slanted line that resides within one report band (Adding Borders and Shapes to a Report).
Shape		Adds one of many pre-defined shapes to the report, such as an arrow, bracket or star (Adding Borders and Shapes to a Report).
BarCode		Adds one of the many barcode symbologies to the report, which can be bound to a database field.
ZipCode		Transforms the field contents into an easy-to-read zip code format. Only numbers and dashes are allowed.
Chart		Creates a graphic representation of the metabase fields (Field List Panel in the Report Designer) and starts the Chart Wizard (Navigating the Chart Designer).
PivotGrid		Like a Microsoft Excel® pivot table, each cell displays a summary for the corresponding row and column.
Sub-Report		Allows you to embed other reports into the current report. The Subreport control is useful when there is a particular report structure (template) that needs to be included in many reports, and the report must have consistent appearance and functionality (e.g. a report header that always contains the same information (the company information, logo, date, etc.). It is also useful for creating master-detail reports (reports with hierarchically linked data).
PageInfo		A text box used in the report header/footer to show the page or date and time when the report was run.
PageBreak		Moves the elements below to the next pages.
CrossBandLine		Similar to a Line but is allowed to extend beyond the band in which it was placed.
CrossBandBox		A rectangle that can extend beyond the band in which it was placed (e.g., a page border (Adding Borders and Shapes to a Report)).