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FlexViewer is a previewing control, designed to view FlexReport, PDF and SSRS reports. The FlexViewer control comes with an interactive and user-friendly user interface, providing easy navigation through the report pages, thumbnail view, parameters, and page layout settings. It also allows you to export a file to multiple formats (PDF, Html, Excel, Word, Images) from within the FlexViewer control. Additionally, the FlexViewer control allows you to print your reports using the Print icon which provides the standard printer settings.
Key Features
Make the most of the FlexViewer control by taking advantage of the following key features:
- Preview Reports
FlexViewer has a contemporary interface with report previewing capabilities, supporting PDF files, FlexReport and SSRS reports. It provides an integrated toolbar that enhances usability and interactive of the control.
- Page Navigation
FlexViewer provides seamless page navigation, allowing users to effortlessly move through report pages. Users can navigate to the previous, next, first or last page with a single click, or alternatively input a specific page number to jump directly to that page.
- Zoom Option
FlexViewer supports zoom in and zoom out options along with the option to choose the zoom percentage.
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Layout Options
FlexViewer supports different layout options for the reports:
- Single Page – Shows report pages page by page in a single page view.
- Continuous Page - Shows report pages page by page in a continuous view.
- View Thumbnails and Hierarchy
FlexViewer allows you to view the thumbnails of the report pages and if your report contains Document Map, FlexViewer includes the Document Outlines button which opens outline panel that helps you choose the required location to jump to.
- Print
FlexViewer allows you to print your reports using the Print icon, which provides the standard printer settings.
- Export
FlexViewer allows you to export your reports and documents to various formats, such as HTML, PDF, Open XML Excel, Open XML Word, BMP, PNG, JPEG, and GIF. You can also choose to open the exported document automatically after export.
- Text Search
FlexViewer allows you to search text in the opened files using Search button provided in the toolbar which opens up a search box.