Textbox Properties (Visibility Tab, Report Designer)
Use the Visibility tab of the Textbox Properties dialog box to define visibility options for the text box.
Options
- Initial visibility
Select an option to indicate how the text box is initially displayed on the report.
- Visible
Choose this option to show the text box.
- Hidden
Choose this option to hide the text box.
Expression
Choose this option to vary the initial visibility using an expression.Type an expression that evaluates to a Boolean value of True to hide the item and False to show the item. Click the expression (fx) button to edit the expression.
- Visibility can be toggled by another report item
Choose this option to indicate that another report item can change the visibility of the text box.
- Report item
Type or select the name of the report item that the user can click to change the visibility of the current text box. The report item must be a text box in the same grouping or containing group as the current text box.
- Initial appearance of the toggle image for this report item
Select an option to indicate the initial state of the toggle image (+/-) for the report item.
- Expanded (-)
Choose this option to display a toggle image of expanded (-).
- Collapsed (+)
Choose this option to display a toggle image of collapsed (+).
Expression
Choose this option to vary the toggle image using an expression.Type an expression that evaluates to a Boolean value of True for expanded (-), and False for collapsed (+). Click the expression (fx) button to edit the expression.
See Also
Reference
Report Designer F1 Help
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