Report Controls

Student Manager's report writer provides you with several tools to help simplify your report modification:

Report Designer Toolbar - access the following report tools with these icons:

	Data Grouping: open the Data Grouping window to add/edit Group Bands.
	Data Environment: view the fields available in the report cursor.
	Page Setup: opens Page Setup window.
	Report Controls: opens the Report Control Toolbar (see below).
	Color Palette: opens the Color Toolbar.
	Layout: opens the Layout Toolbar.
	Font Properties: opens Font Properties window.

Command Bar Menu Items - access the following report tools from the Report Designer menu:

File – Close Report, Page Setup; and Print Preview.
Edit – Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All, etc.
View – No tools are listed on the View menu.
Format - Alignment and Sizing options; Element Grouping and Order, Formatting options for text, lines, and boxes (e.g. color, font, line size, fill color and type).
Tools – No tools are listed on the Tools menu.
Report - Banding; Variables, Data Grouping; Set Default Font for Report.
Window – Lists current report window.
Help – Access Report Help.

Report Control Tool Bar - icons to add and modify report elements:

	Pointer tool: Select report elements to modify or move.
	Text Tool: Create text entries up to 256 characters in length.
	Expression Box Tool: Draw expression boxes in which to place data.
	Line Tool: Draw vertical and horizontal lines.
	Square Box Tool: Draw rectangular boxes.
	Round Rectangle Tool: Draw round-edged boxes.
	Picture Tool: Add graphics to the report.
	Button Lock Tool: Keep the current tool selected for multiple additions.