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Home tab provides the most commonly-used commands such as cut-copy-paste, undo-redo, font formatting, alignment, border, data etc.
The Home tab consists of several menu functions arranged in the following groups:
The Edit group consists of the following options:
The Text group consists of the following options:
The Border group consists of the following options:
The Format group consists of the following options:
You can access the Report Style Editor dialog box by clicking Report Styles in the Format group.
It consists of following elements:
The Data group consists of the following options:
Data Sources: Clicking this button lists down the options Main and Add Data Source.
Main option lets you edit or remove the main data source to which the report is bound. Clicking Edit or Add Data Source opens the Data Sources dialog box. You can then choose a new data source, change the connection string, and edit the Sql statement. Clicking the drop down next to Data Source option displays the list of data sources present in the report. From the Data source tab, you can select the tables, views, and stored procedures in the current data source. Clicking the Sql statement tab allows you to view the current SQL statement:
To change the connection string, click the ellipsis button. This will open the Data Link Properties dialog box. To edit or change the SQL statement, click the Query builder... button which will open the Sql Builder dialog box.
Groups: Clicking this button opens the Groups dialog box where you can add and delete grouping and sorting criteria.
Report Info: Opens the Report Information dialog box, which allows you to set the report's Title, Author, Subject, Creator, and Keywords. You can also choose to apply report information to all reports.
VBScript Editor: Opens VBScript Editor - Report.GlobalScripts dialog box. Multiple scripts can be easily edited in the VBScript Editor, allowing users to switch between statements and expressions.
The View group consists of the following options:
Properties: Brings the Properties tab into view on the left pane. The shortcut key for viewing the Properties tab is F4.
Data: Brings the Data tab into view on the left pane. The shortcut key combination for viewing the Data tab is Shift+F4.
Error List: Displays the list of warnings and errors generated while importing or previewing a report.
Captions: Lets you make a choice of viewing captions for sections or sub-sections in the designer panel. You can choose options - All (shows strip on all), Section (shows strip on sections and not subsections), Hairline (hides the section header strips), Hidden, Expand All and Collapse All options. The drop-down consists of the following options:
All | Shows strip on all | ![]() |
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Section | Shows strip on sections and not subsections | ![]() |
Hairline | Hides the section header strips | ![]() |
Hidden | Hides strips | ![]() |
Expand All | Expands all strips | ![]() |
Collapse All | Collapses all strips | ![]() |
Zoom: Allows you to select a value to set the zoom level of the report. You can also press Ctrl+Plus or Ctrl+Minus to zoom in or zoom out the designer panel.