Add or Modify Static Information in a Report

Reports display static and dynamic information.

Dynamic information is text or values that are taken from values in a database (actual report data) or service information (such as current user name or page numbers), and therefore changes in the report if the source data changes.

Static information is text or images that does not change in this way. For example, general information in a report header or a page header, or text labels describing data.

Change Static Information

1. To change static information, locate the report element in the designer and display the element's smart tag. The smart tag will contain a link or a button enabling the user to edit the element's content.

   

   Text elements, such as labels and rich text boxes, also allow in-place editing of their content.

2. Double-click an element and activate the editor. When working with rich text, use the Formatting Toolbar.

   

Add Information to a Report

3. To add information to a report, select the appropriate element from the Control Toolbox, such as a Label, Rich Text Box or Picture Box.

4. Once an element has been placed at the appropriate position, specify its content using the smart tag.

   For instance, the following instructions describe how to add a rich text box into a report.

5. Drop the Rich Text control from the Toolbox onto the Detail band.

   

6. Select the created control and click its Smart Tag. In the displayed actions list, click the Load File... context link.

   

7. In the displayed window, define the path to the RTF or TXT file containing the text of the information, and click Open.

   Note: Additional text formatting can be performed using the Formatting Toolbar.