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Report editing

To guarantee that you will be able to revert your report to its original state, you need to create a backup copy.
Then, you can apply changes without worrying that it will be hard to restore your report, in case something
breaks. To save a copy of your report, in the Main Menu, select File / Save As.

Then, in the invoked standard Save File dialog, specify the folder and file name. To save the current layout of your report, in the Main Menu select File / Save, or press CTRL+S. In thiscase, the report will be saved in the application's current folder. After your report is saved, its path is displayed in the Report Designer's title bar. To load a previously saved report, in the Main Menu, click File | Open, or press CTRL+O. The standard Open File dialog will allow you to locate and open report files.

Change Element Layout in your Report:
To select a control, simply click it. To select the next control in tab order, press TAB. To select the previous control in tab order, click SHIFT + TAB. Individual controls can be moved, using either mouse or keyboard.

To resize a control using the mouse, select it, and then drag a rectangle drawn on its edge or corner.

To resize an element using the keyboard, press SHIFT+ARROW or CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW. To select multiple elements, do one of the following:

Click elements while holding CTRL or SHIFT.
Click on a blank space and drag the mouse to create a selection frame. When the mouse button is released, all controls within the selection frame's boundaries will be selected. In this case, the previous selection is cleared.

Change Fonts and Colors of Report Elements
To change fonts and colors (as well as paddings, text alignment and other appearance properties) of a report
control or band, select this element and do one of the following:

Use the Formatting Toolbar.

Use the Property Grid, where all appearance-related properties are located under the Appearance
category.

Note that the appearance settings of a band are applied to all controls contained within it.