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Note: The report used in the following example is based on a fictitious survey.
The Report Page Editor is where you design the layout and the contents of your reports. (go to About the Report Page Editor for more information)
Your new report (named Car Test Report in the example below) is now displayed in the Report toolbox. If you did not check the Continue with Report Page Wizard box (click here for information) then the report will be empty and you must add pages.
1. In the Report toolbox, right-click on the report name to open the menu and choose Insert Page (Inside) .
Figure 1 - Inserting a page
The Create A New Page selection page opens .
Figure 2 - Selecting the new page page
2. Click on a page type to select that type.
Hover the mouse cursor over a page type to see a description of that type of page (go to Page Types Overview for more information).
On clicking on a page type, the registration page for that type opens . Note that the registration page will be different for each page type; the options and properties available depending on the requirements for that page type.
Figure 3 - New Report Page Dialog
3. Type a name for the new page into the Page Name field, select the Page Master, Layout Master and other styles you wish to use, then click Create Page.
Note: The fields and options available on the registration page will depend on the type of page selected in (2) above.
Note: The page name can be a maximum of 100 characters long.
The new page is created and appears in the report tree in the Report toolbox. You can now set the properties for the page and edit it as required.
Renaming a Report Page
You may find that you need to rename a report page. To do this:
1. In the Report toolbox, right-click on the page name and choose Rename from the menu.
The page name field goes into the Edit mode.
2. Change the page name as required, then click out of the name field to save the change.