The work area
The work area in the Main Window provides a GUI interface to the report.
The Tool Box view
The Tool Box view provides report elements to place on a report design document.
Placing elements on the report page
When placing elements on a report page, you determine whether the positioning is specific or dynamic by setting element properties that determine how the element acts as the report changes.
Changing a property value (The Properties view)
Select a report element in the report page (work area) or Structure View to display the property values in the Properties View. Once displayed, edit the property value.
Using page numbers
Use the Page Number drawable to print page numbers on a physical page.
Report Design Document metadata
The Title, Author, Creator, Subject, and Keywords properties of the document root allow you to add metadata for a report.
Configuring the output
The same report can be output in different formats and different page sizes, and to different output devices.