Report Controls Toolbar

You can create controls on your report or label with the Report Controls toolbar.

1. Open the Report Designer.

   The Report Controls toolbar is displayed automatically.

   Information on the Report Designer is available in Report Designer.

2. Click the button for the control you want, position the mouse pointer on the report, and click the report to place the control or drag it to size.

   On a report, you can double-click any control to display a dialog box for setting options.

3. Use the following toolbar buttons as needed.

   Icon	Name	Description
   	Select Objects	Resizes and moves controls. After you create a control, Select Objects button is automatically reselected, unless Button Lock is pressed down.
   	Label	Creates a label control, used for text that you don't want the user to change, such as a caption above check boxes or under a graphic.
   	Field	Creates a field control, used to display the contents of a table's field, memory variable, or other expression.
   	Line	Use to draw a variety of line styles on your report at design time.
   	Rectangle	Use to draw rectangles on your report.
   	Rounded Rectangle	Use to draw rectangles with rounded corners and ellipse shapes on your report.
   	Picture/OLE Bound Control	Use to display a picture or contents of a general data field on your report. Information on the Picture/OLE Bound Control is available in Report Picture .
   	Button Lock	Allows you to add multiple controls of the same type without having to click the control button on the toolbar more than once.

 

See Also: 

• Report Designer