Report Designer includes a number of panes for quick access to tools and functionality.
When you first use Report Designer, most of the panes will either be hidden or displayed as a tab. If a pane is hidden, you can show it by using the View menu.
Each pane can be set to be displayed all the time, or it can be automatically hidden and displayed as a tab.To automatically hide a pane, click Auto-Hide in the top right of a
pane; and to display a pane, click Auto-Hide again.
If a pane is displayed as a tab, move the mouse over the tab to display the pane.
If a pane is not visible, you can choose it from the View menu.
If the pane still isn't visible, check that it isn't being automatically hidden and displayed as a tab at the edge of the window.
If the pane still does not appear, you
can reset the Sage Report Designer desktop view to its default. To do
this, choose Tools > Options, then select Reset Settings
and click OK. For these settings to take effect, you must then close and open
Sage Report Designer.
The Properties pane lists all the properties you can change
for items and sections in a report.
The properties that are displayed in the pane will depend on the type of item that is currently selected in the report; e.g. the properties available for a text box will be different to a header section.
Properties can be listed by category or alphabetically; click the Categorized or Alphabetical icons.
Tip: When you select a property, a short description is displayed at the bottom of the pane.
To display this pane, choose View > Report Explorer.
The Report Explorer pane shows the structure of your report, including all the pages,
sections and items. You can double-click sections to show the variables
within them. When you select an item in Explorer, that item is also selected
on your report layout.
The Error List pane shows any errors in your report. To view the Error List,
right-click the toolbar area above your report and select Error List. The Error List pane appears at the bottom
of your report.
To find the error, double-click on an error to locate it in your report.
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