Text Box Properties Dialog Box, Visibility

Select Visibility on the Text Box Properties dialog box to set visibility options for the text box.

Options

  • When the report is initially run
    Select an option to indicate how the report item is initially displayed in the report.

  • Show
    Select this option to show the report item.

  • Hide
    Select this option to hide the report item.

  • Show or hide based on an expression
    Select this option to vary the initial visibility using an expression.

    Type an expression that evaluates to a Boolean value of True to hide the item or False to show the item. Click the Expression (fx) button to edit the expression.

  • Display can be toggled by this report item
    Choose this option to display a toggle image that enables the user to show or hide this report item in an HTML report viewer.

    Type or select the name of a text box in the report in which to display a toggle image; for example, Textbox1. The text box that you choose must be in the current or containing scope for this report item. For example, to toggle visibility of rows associated with a child group, select a text box in a row associated with the parent group. To toggle visibility of a chart, select a text box that is in the same containing scope as the chart; for example, the report body or a rectangle.