Report Designer: Adding or removing columns and rows

Alerts and notices

While customizing reports and other documents in the Report Designer, it is often necessary to add or remove rows and columns.

Choose File > Report Designer and double-click the report to customize, or choose File > New to create a new report.

Adding a column

  1. Click a column letter to change to column mode.
  2. Choose Insert > Column, and then choose Left, Right, or Multiple.
  3. If you choose to insert multiple columns, specify how many to add and if they should be added to the left or the right of the currently selected column.

Note: You can also insert a column by right-clicking on the column letter and choosing Insert Column Left or Insert Column Right.

Removing a column

  1. Click a column letter to change to column mode.
  2. Right-click on the column letter and choose Delete Column.

Note: You can also remove a column by clicking the column letter and then pressing the Delete key on your keyboard.

Adding a row

  1. Click a row number to change to row mode.
  2. Choose Insert > Row and then choose Above, Below, or Multiple.
  3. If you choose to insert multiple rows, specify how many to add and if they should be added above or below the currently selected row.

Note: You can also insert a row by right-clicking on the row number and choosing Insert Row Above or Insert Row Below.

Removing a row

  1. Click on a row number to change to row mode.
  2. Right -click on the row number and choose Delete Row.

Note: You can also remove a row by clicking the row number and then pressing the Delete key on your keyboard.

Related topic: Report Designer: Procedures

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