Report Design
Introduction
Instant Report offers a very dynamic and simple WYSIWYG report design layout that allows you to drag and drop report elements and make fine adjustments to give your report the professional appearance it deserves.
The report layout is made up of three panels:
- A top left window that is the repository for all report elements that you use to build your report. It serves as the drag source for all drag and drop operations. When you create a new data source or update the current one, the new fields become available on this window.
- The design window on the right of the design layout is in a 1:1 ratio with the actual paper size of your report. It is the destination for all drag and drop operations and made up of report sections with adjustable heights. The width of all sections is fixed to the printable paper size you chosed for your new report.
- The property inspector window on the bottom left side of the design layout. The property inspector can be used to examine and change the properties of elements in the report. Just highlight a certain element by clicking anywhere within it's bounds, in property inspector a new property sheet appears with property names like foreColor, textFont, backColor, and staticText for that element and their corresponding values.