Layout Masters

You do not have to build a layout for every page of your report. Instead, you can apply one of Reportal's predefined layout masters to each page. In addition to the default layouts supplied, you can also create your own. There are two ways to do this:

You can create a layout master in the Layout and Styles toolbox:

1. In the Layout and Styles toolbox, right-click on the Layout Masters folder and choose Insert Layout Master (inside).

A new layout master component is created.

2. Right-click on the component and choose Edit to customize it.

Note that you can also choose the PPT slide layouts for the layout masters. To do this, right-click on the layout master and choose Set Slide Layout from the menu . then choose the desired layout from the pop-up window that opens (go to MS PowerPoint Slide Layout Settings for more information).

Figure 1 - Setting the slide layout for a layout master

You can take an existing page that is laid out as required, and save it as a layout master (go to Saving a Page as a Layout Master for more information).

Note: Hit Lists and Single Views cannot be used in a layout master.