Instead of printing the report, you may want to export it into a file and distribute it electronically to your clients or co-workers. The Designer supports the following export formats:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Paged HTML (*.htm) | Creates one HTML file for each page in the report. The HTML pages contain links that let the user navigate the report. |
| Drilldown HTML (*.htm) | Creates a single HTML file with sections that can be collapsed and expanded by the user by clicking on them. |
| Plain HTML (*.htm) | Creates a single HTML file with no drill-down functionality. |
| Table-based HTML (*.htm) | Creates a table-based HTML file that avoids use of absolute positioning. |
| PDF with system fonts (*.pdf) | Creates a PDF file that can be viewed on any computer equipped with Adobe's Acrobat viewer or browser plug-ins. |
| PDF with embedded fonts (*.pdf) | Creates a PDF file with embedded font information for extra portability. This option significantly increases the size of the PDF file. |
| RTF (*.rtf) | Creates an RTF file that can be opened by most popular word processors (for example, Microsoft Word, WordPad). |
| RTF with fixed positioning (*.rtf) | Creates an RTF file with fixed positioning that can be opened by most popular word processors (for example, Microsoft Word, WordPad). |
| Microsoft Excel 97 (*.xls) | Creates an XLS file that can be opened by Microsoft Excel. |
| Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 Open XML (*.xlsx) | Creates an XLS file that can be opened by Microsoft Excel 2007 and later. |
| TIFF (*.tif) | Creates a multi-page TIFF (Tag Image File Format) file. |
| Text (*.txt) | Creates a plain text file. |
| Single Page Text (*.txt) | Creates a single-page plain text file. |
| Compressed Metafile (*.txt) | Creates a compressed metafile text file. |
| XML Paper Specification(*.xps) | Creates a file of XPS format |
| ComponentOne OpenXml Document (*.c1dx) | Creates a file of C1DX format. |
Please note that the export version of PDF that is supported is 1.3 and above.
To create an export file, select File | Export from the menu and use the Export Report to File dialog box to specify the location, File name and Save as type.
