# Report Menu

The Report menu of the ActiveReports provides access to common reporting operations. The menu items differ based on the type of report layout in use.

## Content



The Report menu provides access to common reporting operations. To show the Report Menu in the Visual Studio menu bar, select the [Design View](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/developers/working-with-reports-devs/activereports-designer/design-view) of the report in the ActiveReports Designer. This menu does not appear in the menu bar when the report is not selected.

The following drop-down sections describe the Report menu items. Menu items differ based on the type of report layout in use.


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> **Note**: The Report menu in Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio 2022 is available as submenu under **Extensions**.

### Report Menu for Section Reports

| Menu Item | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Save Layout | Opens the **Save As** dialog to save the newly created report in RPX file format. |
| Load Layout | Opens the **Open** dialog where you can navigate to any RPX file and open it in the designer. Note that any changes to the current report are lost, as the layout file replaces the current report in the designer. |
| Data Source | Opens the **Report Data Source** dialog to bind a data source to the report. |
| Settings | Opens the **Report Settings** dialog. |
| View  *   Designer *   Script *   Preview   | Opens the Designer, Script or Preview tab. See [Designer Tabs](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/developers/working-with-reports-devs/activereports-designer/designer-tabs) for more details. |

### Report Menu for Page and RDLX reports

| Menu Item | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Save Layout | Opens the **Save As** dialog to save the newly created report in RDLX file format. |
| Load Layout | Opens the **Open** dialog where you can navigate to any RDLX, RDLX, RDLX-master file and open it in the designer. Note that any changes to the current report are lost, as the layout file replaces the current report in the designer. |
| Convert to Master Report (RDLX Reports only) |   Converts an RDLX Report to a Master Report.  It disappears from the Report menu when a master report is applied to the report through **Set Master Report**. See [Master Report (RDLX Report)](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/report-authors/design-reports/design-page-rdl-reports/create-use-master-report) for more details.   |
| Report Parameters | Opens the **Report** dialog to the **Parameters** page where you can manage, add and delete parameters. |
| Embedded Images | Opens the **Report** dialog to the **Images** page, where you can select images to embed in a report. Once you add images to the collection, they appear in the Report Explorer under the **Embedded Images** node. |
| Report Properties | Opens the **Report** dialog to the **General** page where you can set report properties such as the author, description, page header and footer properties, and grid spacing. |
| Stylesheet Editor | Opens the **Stylesheet Editor** dialog, where you can create, edit or remove styles. You can also embed these styles in a style sheet or save them externally in **\*.rdlx-styles** format. Embedded style sheets appear under the **Embedded Stylesheets** node in the Report Explorer. |
| Report Parts | Opens the **Exported Report Parts** dialog, where you can add or remove report parts. You can also modify the added report part properties, exposed in the dialog. See [Report Parts](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/developers/report-parts) for details. |
| Set Master Report (RDLX Reports only)  *   Open Local File   |   <br /><br />Select Open Local File option to open the **Open** dialog, and then select a master report.   |
| View  *   Designer *   Script *   Preview   | Opens the Designer, Script or Preview tab. See [Designer Tabs](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/developers/working-with-reports-devs/activereports-designer/designer-tabs) for more details. |
| Page Header (RDLX Reports only) | Toggles the report Page Header on or off. |
| Page Footer (RDLX Reports only) | Toggles the report Page Footer on or off. |

## See Also

[Report Explorer](/activereportsnet/docs/v20.1/developers/working-with-reports-devs/activereports-designer/report-explorer)