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Navigation: Reporting Functions > Modifying Existing Reports > Tools |
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Design View Tab Tools
Menu: None
Default keyboard shortcut: None
Function:
Edit the appearance of the open report file.
The Report Designer provides a set of tools for placing Labels, Fields, Shapes, Images, etc. on the layout. Click the tool in the toolbar or menu that you wish to use and Place the item in the appropriate report section.
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If you are inserting a bound field, you can simply drag the field from the Fields list and drop it on the appropriate Report Section. If you are inserting any other control, select the icon on the toolbar and draw a bounding rectangle on the appropriate Report Section. Then select it and edit its properties to suit. |
Report Design Tools
Control |
Example Design View |
Label Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Label command places unbound text. |
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Field Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Field command places bound text. |
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Checkbox Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Checkbox command places bound Boolean field. |
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Image Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Image command places bound/unbound image. |
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Line Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Line command places unbound line. |
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Shape Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Shape command places unbound box or circle. |
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Rich Text Box Edit Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Rich Text Box Edit command places unbound Rich Text edit box. |
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Frame Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Frame command places unbound frame. |
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Sub-report Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Sub-report command places bound sub-report. Use the properties window to bind to appropriate data. |
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OLE Container Default Keyboard Shortcut: None OLE Container command inserts an OLE Container control. Use the properties window to bind to appropriate data.
Shown here with an Excel workbook inserted. |
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Barcode Default Keyboard Shortcut: None Barcode command inserts a bound barcode field. |
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