Report Properties Dialog Box - General Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Use the General tab of the Report Properties dialog box to define general options for a report. The following table describes the other tabs in the Report Properties dialog box.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
Report Properties - Code Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer) |
Describes the Code tab of the Report Properties dialog box. |
Report Properties - Data Output Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer) |
Describes the Data Output tab of the Report Properties dialog box. |
Report Properties - Layout Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer) |
Describes the Layout tab of the Report Properties dialog box. |
Report Properties - References Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer) |
Describes the References tab of the Report Properties dialog box. |
Options
- Author
Type the name of the author of the report. This value can be accessed programmatically.
- Description
Type a description for the report. This value can be accessed programmatically. If the report is subsequently converted and published to a report server, the description is visible in Report Manager and in other tools that display report information.
- Grid spacing
Type the grid spacing for the design surface. The grid is visible in the Body section, Page Header section, and Page Footer section.
- Draw grid
Choose this option to show the grid on the design surface.
- Snap to grid
Choose this option to snap report items to the grid on the design surface.
- Page headers
Select options to indicate how page headers display in the report. This option is available after you select Page Header on the Report menu.
- Print on first page
Choose this option to show the page header on the first page of the report.
- Print on last page
Choose this option to show the page header on the last page of the report.
- Page footers
Select options to indicate how page footers display on the report. This option is available after you select Page Footer on the Report menu.
- Print on first page
Choose this option to show the page footer on the first page.
- Print on last page
Choose this option to show the page footer on the last page.
- Autorefresh
Choose this option to refresh the page at regular intervals when the report is run. Type or select the interval, in seconds.
See Also
Concepts
Defining Page Size and Page Breaks in a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
ReportViewer Controls (Visual Studio)
ReportViewer Web Server and Windows Forms Controls