How to: Set Page Breaks (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Use the instructions in this topic to find out how to set page size and page breaks. Note that size values have a default unit based on the user's locale settings. To designate a different unit, type a physical unit designator such as cm, mm, pt, or pc after the numeric value.
To set page size
Open the client report definition (.rdlc) file in graphical design mode.
In the Properties window, set values for InteractiveHeight and InteractiveWidth for output formats that use soft page breaks and PageHeight and PageWidth for other output formats.
To add a page break to a report item
Right-click the report item and then click Properties.
Note
Item page breaks apply only to the report items rectangle, table, matrix, list, and chart.
On the General tab, for Page breaks, select Insert a page break before this list (rectangle, table, or matrix) or Insert a page break after this list (rectangle, table, or matrix).
To add a page break to a grouping in a table
Click the table so that column and row handles appear above and next to the table.
Right-click a header or footer that represents a group row, and then click Edit Group.
On the General tab, click Page break at start or Page break at end.
To add a page break to a grouping in a matrix
Right-click the cell in the matrix that represents the group to which you want to add a page break and then click Edit Group.
On the General tab, click Page break at start or Page break at end.
Note
Page breaks can only be applied to row groups. You cannot apply them to column groups.
To add a page break to a grouping in a list
Right-click the list and then click Properties.
On the General tab, click Edit details group.
In the Details Grouping dialog box, on the General tab, click Page break at start or Page break at end.
See Also
Concepts
Defining Page Size and Page Breaks in a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Adding Page Headers and Page Footers to a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)