Goto

Go to Report Resource Maintenance.

Actions

Menu of options for exporting and importing metadata and data for testing and debugging purposes.

New

Launch Report Wizard to create a new report definition.

Open

Launch Report Definition Manager to open an existing report definition.

Close

Close the current report definition.

Save

Save the current report definition.

Save As

Save the current report definition as another one.

Delete

Delete the current report definition.

Manager

Launch Report Definition Manager to delete existing report definitions, set the default report definition, and modify some of their attributes.

Preview

Display the current report definition in preview mode. In the preview mode, you can only navigate through the generated report.

Validate

Check the validity of the current report definition file. If errors are found, error messages will be displayed.

Edit Report Definition File

Open the current report definition file in code mode for editing.

About

Display Report Designer version information.

Cut

Cut the selected objects on the report.

Copy

Copy the selected objects on the report to the clipboard.

Paste

Paste cut or copied objects from the clipboard to the currently selected area on the report.

Undo

Undo any actions you have performed on the report.

Redo

Redo the actions you have undone.

Show Grid

Toggle background grid on and off.

Grid Settings

Configure grid settings such as grid units and grid spacing.

Brush

When multiple objects are selected, apply the format of the last selected object to all other selected objects.

Bring to Front

Bring the selected object to the foreground.

Send to Back

Send the selected object to the background.

The following functions only apply to multiple objects on the report and will be grayed if only one object is selected.

Table Fields

Merge selected objects into table fields.

Align Left

Align multiple selected objects to the left boundary of the last selected object.

Align Center

Horizontally align multiple selected objects to the center of the last selected object.

Align Right

Align multiple selected objects to the right boundary of the last selected object.

Center Horizontally on Section

Horizontally position selected objects to the center of the section.

Align Top

Align multiple selected objects to the top boundary of the last selected object.

Align Middle

Vertically align multiple selected objects to the middle of the last selected object.

Center Vertically on Section

Vertically position selected objects to the center of the section.

Align Bottom

Align multiple selected objects to the bottom boundary of the last selected object.

Equal Height

Resize multiple selected objects to the same height.

Equal Width

Resize multiple selected objects to the same width.

Equal Size

Resize multiple selected objects to the same height and width.

Equal Horizontal Spacing

Reposition multiple selected objects so that they are equally spaced out horizontally.

Decrease Horizontal Spacing

Horizontally reduce spacing between multiple selected objects.

Increase Horizontal Spacing

Horizontally increment spacing between multiple selected objects.

Equal Vertical Spacing

Reposition multiple selected objects so that they are equally spaced out vertically.

Decrease Vertical Spacing

Vertically reduce spacing between multiple selected objects.

Increase Vertical Spacing

Vertically increment spacing between multiple selected objects.