You can add a variety of controls to reports and labels. The following table describes the report controls you can add and use.
Report control | Displays |
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Field |
Values evaluated from variables, expressions, or fields in tables and views. These values can differ every time you generate output for the report or label. |
Label |
Text that appears the same every time you generate output for the report or label. |
Line |
Straight horizontal or vertical lines. |
Rectangle |
Boxes and borders. |
Rounded Rectangle |
Boxes with rounded corners, borders, circles, and ovals. |
Picture/OLE Bound |
Picture files or contents of General fields. |
In This Section
- How to: Add Field Controls to Reports
- Describes how to add Field controls to reports and labels.
- How to: Specify Expressions in Field Controls
- Describes how to use expressions in Field controls to display values and data from fields.
- How to: Specify Data Types for Field Controls
- Describes how to specify the type of data in Field controls and appropriate formatting settings for the data type.
- Format Expressions for Field Controls
- Explains format expressions that you can specify for formatting output from Field controls.
- How to: Perform Calculations in Field Controls
- Describes how to specify that a type of cumulative calculation be applied to a Field control to determine the rendered value.
- How to: Add Label Controls to Reports
- Describes how to add Label controls to reports and labels.
- How to: Add Shapes to Reports
- Describes how to add shape controls, such as Line and Rectangle controls, to reports and labels.
- How to: Add Pictures to Reports
- Describes how to add pictures to reports and labels.
- How to: Add General Fields to Reports
- Describes how to add the contents of General fields to reports and labels.