Report Properties (General Tab, Report Designer)

Use the General tab of the Report Properties dialog box to define general options for the report.

The following table describes the other tabs in the Report Properties dialog box.

Topic Description

Report Properties (Code Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the Code tab of the Report Properties dialog box.

Report Properties (Data Output Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the Data Output tab of the Report Properties dialog box.

Report Properties (Layout Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the Layout tab of the Report Properties dialog box.

Report Properties (References Tab, Report Designer)

Describes the References tab of the Report Properties dialog box.

Options

  • Author
    Type the name of the author of the report.
  • Description
    Type a description for the report.
  • Grid spacing
    Type the grid spacing for the design surface.
  • Draw grid
    Choose this option to show the grid on the design surface,
  • Snap to grid
    Choose this option to snap report items to the grid on the design surface.
  • Page headers
    Select options to indicate how page headers display in the report.
  • Print on first page
    Choose this option to show the page header on the first page of the report.
  • Print on last page
    Choose this option to show the page header on the last page of the report.
  • Page footers
    Select options to indicate how page footers display on the report.
  • Print on first page
    Choose this option to show the page footer on the first page.
  • Print on last page
    Choose this option to show the page footer on the last page.
  • Autorefresh
    Choose this option to refresh the page at a regular interval when run. Type or select the interval, in seconds.

See Also

Reference

Report Designer F1 Help
Report Properties (Code Tab, Report Designer)
Report Properties (Data Output Tab, Report Designer)
Report Properties (Layout Tab, Report Designer)
Report Properties (References Tab, Report Designer)

Other Resources

Working with Report Designer

Help and Information

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