Modifying your quick report design

Once you have created a quick report, you can make simple changes to the layout right in the quick report editor.

Before you begin

You must create a quick report.

About this task

To modify a quick report :

Procedure

  1. To expand or collapse the content of a group, click the plus or minus sign to the left of the name of this group.
  2. To collapse all groups and show only aggregated information, click the minus sign in the header of the grouping column.
  3. To view or hide the contents of detail columns assigned to a total column, click the arrow in the header of the total column.
  4. To change the columns order, you can select a column and drag it to another position. The red vertical line indicates the possible column position.
  5. To change the width of a column or the height of a row, you can drag the column or row border.
  6. To move labels and charts within the header and footer of grouping columns, simply drag them to a new position.
    Note: You can also make changes to the size and position of components in the Properties view.
  7. To add an extra text field to the header or footer of grouping columns, right-click the header or footer and select Add Text to Break.
  8. To modify the titles displayed in the header or footer and the text fields that you add, use the Properties view.
  9. To add a chart to the header or footer of grouping columns, right-click the header or footer and select Add Chart.
  10. To quickly change the sorting of grouping or detail columns, hide selected columns, or add calculated columns, use the column pop-up menu.