ActiveReports provides custom components for exporting reports into six formats. Each export format has special features, however, not all formats support all of the features that you can use in your reports. Here are the unique usage possibilities of each format, along with any limitations inherent in each.

• HTML Export: For displaying on Web browsers or e-mail. You can access the HTML Export filter by adding the reference to GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Export.Html.dll in your project.
• PDF Export: For preserving formatting on different computers. You can access the PDF Export filter by adding the reference to GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Export.Pdf.dll in your project.
• Text Export : For transmitting raw data, with little or no formatting. You can access the Text Export filter by adding the reference to GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Export.Xml.dll in your project.
• RTF Export: For preserving some formatting, but allowing reports to be opened with Word or WordPad. You can access the RTF Export filter by adding the reference to GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Export.Word.dll in your project.
• Excel Export: For displaying as spreadsheets. You can access the Excel Export filter by adding the reference to GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Export.Excel.dll in your project.
• TIFF Export: For transmitting fax. You can access the Image Export filter by adding the reference to GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Export.Image.dll in your project.

Some export implementations are also discussed as under:

• Exporting Reports using Export Filters: Elaborates exporting Page Report, RDL Report, or Section Report using the export filters.
• Basic Spreadsheet with SpreadBuilder: Discusses creating Excel spreadsheets cell by cell for maximum control.
• Custom Font Factory (Pro Edition): Explains adding custom fonts in PDFs when using export filters in a Medium trust level environment.
• Font Linking: Explains how to get correct export output when fonts on a deployment machine do not have the glyphs that are used in a development environment.