A Report Controlis an element showing information in your report (e.g. static or bound text, line, picture, check box, etc.).
Available Controls
The following controls are available in the designer's Toolboxpanel.
Add Controls to a Report
To create a control, drag it from the Toolboxpanel onto the report's area.
To automatically create a control bound to data, drag a field from the Field Listpanel, and drop it onto a report's surface. When dropping a field onto an existing control, this control will be bound to the data field.
If you drag the field with the right mouse button, when the button is released the context menu is invoked. Use this menu to specify which control should be created.
To learn more on data binding for report controls, refer to Display Values from a Database (Bind Report Elements to Data).
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When the controls overlap, the report may be shown incorrectly when exported to HTML, XLS or RTF formats. Red signs and a report's tooltip indicate this situation. You may switch off the red warning marks via the report's Show Export Warningsproperty. |
Useful Key Combinations
To change a control's size and position you can use the following key combinations:
Key Combination |
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ARROW keys | Snaps the control to the grid and moves it up, down, left or right by one grid step, defined by a report's Grid Size property. |
CTRL + ARROW | Moves the control up, down, left or right by one report unit. |
SHIFT + ARROW | Increases or decreases the control's width or height by one grid step, defined by a report's Grid Size property. |
CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW | Increases or decreases the control's width or height by one report unit. |
TAB | Selects the next control in tab order. |
SHIFT + TAB | Selects the previous control in tab order. |