</ iframe > </noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <div id="BeforeHeaderContent"> </div> <div id="HeaderContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Literal" condition="communityenabled" value="%%scrap:name=_COMMUNITY_RATING%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="LogoImage" --><!--DXMETADATA end--> <div id="ProjectTitle"><!--DXMETADATA start type="ProjectTitle" -->Reports for WPF<!--DXMETADATA end--></div> <div id="PageTitle"><div id="PageTitleText"><!--DXMETADATA start type="ItemTitle" -->About C1ReportDesigner<!--DXMETADATA end--></div></div> </div> <div id="AfterHeaderContent"> <!-- Spacing --> <span id="ToggleAllSectionsLink" class="FunctionLink"> <label id="CollapseAllLabel"><!--DXMETADATA start type="Phrase" name="COLLAPSE_ALL" -->Collapse All<!--DXMETADATA end--></label> <label id="ExpandAllLabel" style="display: none;"><!--DXMETADATA start type="Phrase" name="EXPAND_ALL" -->Expand All<!--DXMETADATA end--></label> </span><!--DXMETADATA start type="Literal" condition="communityenabled" value="%%scrap:name=_COMMUNITY_DROPDOWN%%" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> </div> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Breadcrumbs" scrap="_BREADCRUMBS" --><div class="BreadcrumbsContainer"><table><tr><td> Working with C1ReportDesigner > About C1ReportDesigner</td></tr></table></div><!--DXMETADATA end --> <div id="BodyContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="TopicSection" name="BodyText"--><p class="MsoBodyText">The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">C1ReportDesigner</b> application is a tool used for creating and editing <span class="LinkClass">C1.C1Report.C1Report</span> report definition files. The Designer allows you to create, edit, load, and save XML files that can be read by the <span class="LinkClass">C1.C1Report.C1Report</span> component. It also allows you to import report definitions from Microsoft Access files (MDB) and VSReport 1.0 (VSR).</p> <p class="MsoBodyText">To run the Designer, double-click the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">C1Report</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'">Designer</span>.exe</b> file by default installed in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">C:\Program Files\ComponentOne\WPF Edition\C1WPFReport\Designer</b>. For steps on running the Designer from Visual Studio, see <span class="C1HJump">Accessing C1ReportDesigner from Visual Studio</span>.</p> <p class="MsoBodyText">Here's what the Designer looks like with the CommonTasks.xml file opened:</p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><img border="0" alt="" src="Graphics/C1ReportDesigner/ReportDesigner.png"></p> <p class="MsoBodyText">The main Designer window has the following components:</p> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Application button:</strong> Click the application button to open a menu to load and save report definition files and to import and export report definitions. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Design tab:</strong> Provides shortcuts to the Edit, Font, Data, Fields, and Tools menu functions. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Arrange tab:</strong> Provides shortcuts to the Edit, AutoFormat, Grid, Control Alignment, Position, and Size menu functions. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Page Setup tab:</strong> Provides shortcuts to the Edit and Page Layout menu functions. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Report tab:</strong> Lists all reports contained in the current report definition file. You can double-click a report name to preview or edit the report. You can also use the list to rename, copy, and delete reports. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Fields tab<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-language: JA">:</span></strong>Lists all the fields contained in the current report. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Properties tab<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-language: JA">:</span></strong> <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-language: JA">Allows you to edit properties for the objects that are selected in the Designer.</span> </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Preview/Design pane:</strong> This is the main working area of the Designer. In preview mode, it displays the current report. In design mode, it shows the report's sections and fields and allows you to change the report definition. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Status bar:</strong> The status bar displays information about what the Designer is working on (for example, loading, saving, printing, rendering, importing, and so on). </div> </li> </ul> <p class="MsoBodyText">The following sections explain how you can use the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">C1ReportDesigner</b> to create, edit, use, and save report definition files.</p> <p class="MsoBodyText">The main Designer window has the following components:</p> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Application button:</strong> Click the application button to open a menu to load and save report definition files and to import and export report definitions. See <span class="C1HJump">Application Button</span> for more information. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Design tab:</strong> Provides shortcuts to the Edit, Font, Data, Fields, and Tools menu functions. See <span class="C1HJump">Design Tab</span> for more information. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Arrange tab:</strong> Provides shortcuts to the Edit, AutoFormat, Grid, Control Alignment, Position, and Size menu functions. See <span class="C1HJump">Arrange Tab</span> for more information. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Page Setup tab:</strong> Provides shortcuts to the Edit and Page Layout menu functions. See <span class="C1HJump">Page Setup Tab</span> for more information. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Preview tab:</strong> Appears only when the report is being viewed in a print preview. See <span class="C1HJump">Preview Tab</span> for more information. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Help button:</strong> Provides options to open the online help file and view the About screen, which displays information about the application. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Reports tab:</strong> Lists all reports contained in the current report definition file. You can double-click a report name to preview or edit the report. You can also use the list to rename, copy, and delete reports. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Fields tab</strong><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><strong>:</strong></span> Lists all the fields contained in the current report. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Properties tab</strong><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><strong>:</strong> Allows</span> <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-language: JA">you to edit properties for the objects that are selected in the Designer.</span> </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Pages tab</strong><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><strong>:</strong></span> Only available when in preview mode, this tab includes thumbnails of all the pages in the document. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Properties tab</strong><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><strong>:</strong></span> Only available when in preview mode, this tab displays a text outline of the document<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-language: JA">.</span> </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Find tab</strong><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"><strong>:</strong></span> Only available when in preview mode, this tab displays fine pane allowing you to search for text in the document<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-language: JA">.</span> </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Preview/Design pane:</strong> This is the main working area of the Designer. In preview mode, it displays the current report. In design mode, it shows the report's sections and fields and allows you to change the report definition. </div> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <div> <strong>Status bar:</strong> The status bar displays information about what the Designer is working on (for example, loading, saving, printing, rendering, importing, and so on). You can zoom in and out of a selected report by dragging the zoom slider at the right of the status bar. </div> </li> </ul> <p class="MsoBodyText">The topics that follow explain how you can use the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">C1ReportDesigner</b> application to create, edit, use, and save report definition files.</p><!--DXMETADATA end--> <a name="seealsobookmark"></a> <!--DXMETADATA start type="FilteredItemList" scrap="CATEGORISED_LINKS" namespace="linkcategory" source="Item" filter="" NoHeader="True" NoFooter="True" format="%%replaceinquotes:value=false%%%%scrap:name=_COLLAPSIBLE_HEADER,idprefix=seealso,caption=""%%phrase:name=SeeAlso%%%%designlist:tagidentifier=seealso,itemtype=See Also%%""%%%%filtereditemlist%%</div>"--><div class="SectionHeading" id="seealsoSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">See Also</span></div><div id="seealsoSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><div class="SeeAlsoLink"> <a href="Application Tab.html">Application Button</a></div> <div class="SeeAlsoLink"> <a href="Home Tab.html">Arrange Tab</a></div> <div class="SeeAlsoLink"> <a href="Design Tab.html">Design Tab</a></div> <div class="SeeAlsoLink"> <a href="PageSetupTab.html">Page Setup Tab</a></div> <div class="SeeAlsoLink"> <a href="Preview Tab.html">Preview Tab</a></div> </div><!--DXMETADATA end--> </div> <div id="FooterContent"> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Scrap" condition="communityenabled" name="_COMMUNITY_FOOTER" --><!--DXMETADATA end --> <!--DXMETADATA start type="Variable" name="CopyrightNotice" format="<p> </p><p> </p><hr style=""height: 1px"" /><p>%%variable%%</p>" --><p> </p><p> </p><hr style="height: 1px"><p>Copyright (c) <script type="text/javascript"> var theDate=new Date() document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) </script> GrapeCity, inc. 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