Report designer: Preferences

Design View Tab

The Design View tab in the Preferences dialog changes settings related to the Design View.

1. From the View menu, select Preferences.
   
   
2. Click the Design View tab.
   
   
3. Modify any of the settings shown below and then click OK.
   
   

   Category	Settings
   Display Units	Select the unit of measure to use in the design view Show tool tips
   Grid Lines	Show grid lines on the design view Select the spacing used between grid lines Snap fields to the nearest grid line Select the sensitivity to use when snapping fields
   Fields	Default Field Properties - click to select the default formatting (font, size, style, alignment, background color, border) for fields that you will add to the report design Default field width Default field height

   
   
   
   

Report View Tab

The Report View tab in the Preferences dialog changes settings related to the Report View.

1. From the View menu, select Preferences.
   
   
2. Click the Report View tab.
   
   
3. Click to choose the default worksheet to use when previewing the report.
   
   
4. Under Item Display, leave Display all Items checked to display all worksheet items on the report. Or, to generate a report more quickly with a limited number of items, uncheck this box and select the number of items to appear on the report.
   
   
   
   
5. Click OK.

1. Navigate to the Report toolbar, under the section Advanced Report select Manage Report Designs select the report you want to edit and click Edit.
   
   
2. In the Designer select the tab File and select Options. 
   
   
3. In the Options window you will see six tabs with different options to personalize your report. 
   
   
4. Make your selections and click OK to save these.