Design toolbox: Report Elements tab

Learn about the actions available from the Report Elements tab in WorldShare Report Designer.

The Report Elements tab consists of the following subtabs:

Report Elements tab

Note: If a button is greyed out, it is not available for use.

Tables subtab

This subtab allows you to format a report as a form or a vertical, horizontal, or cross (pivot) table. The table below lists the options available on this subtab.

Item	Button	Description
Define vertical table		Allows you to define a vertical table to display data in columns.
Define horizontal table		Allows you to define a horizontal table to display data in rows.
Define cross table		Allows you to define a cross table to display data in rows and columns.
Define form		Allows you to define a form to display data in groups.

Cell subtab

This subtab allows you to add blank objects (for titles), report names, last refresh dates, and other objects to a report. The table below lists the options available on this subtab.

Item	Button	Description
Blank		Allows you to insert a blank cell.
Pre-Defined		Allows you to insert a pre-defined cell such as a document name, query summary, or page number.

Section subtab

This subtab allows you to insert a new section into a report. The table below lists the options available on this subtab.

Item	Button	Description
Insert Section		Allows you to insert a new section using one of the report queries.

Chart subtab

This subtab allows you to turn a report into a variety of charts. The table below lists the options available on this subtab. Click the arrow of any chart type to view additional options.

Item	Button	Description
Insert a Column Chart		Allows you to insert a column chart.
Insert a Line Chart		Allows you to insert a line chart.
Insert a Pie Chart		Allows you to insert a pie chart.
Insert a Bar Chart		Allows you to insert a bar chart.
Insert a Geo Choropleth Chart		Allows you to insert a Geo chart.
Insert a Speedometer		Allows you to insert a speedometer chart.
Insert other chart		Allows you to insert additional charts, such as Box Plot, Tree Map, and Heat Map.

Tools subtab

This subtab allows you to turn a chart into a table, a table into a chart, or set an object as a section in a report. Click anywhere in the report panel to activate the Tools subtab. The table below lists the options available on this subtab.

Item	Button	Description
Turn Into		Allows you to transform a report element into another report element.
Set the selected object as section		Allows you to create a section embedding the current section.

Position subtab

This subtab allows you to order objects (bring to front, set to back, etc.) or align a table. Click anywhere in the report panel to activate the Position subtab. The table below lists the options available on this subtab.

Item	Button	Description
Order		Allows you to bring the selected element to the front.
Align		Allows you to align elements in the report.

Linking subtab

This subtab allows you to insert hyperlinks into a report. The table below lists the options available on this subtab.

Item	Button	Description
Linking		Allows you to add a link to a web page.
Document		Allows you to add a link to a document.
Element		Allows you to add an element tooltip.

Table Layout subtab

This subtab allows you to insert breaks, blank rows, and blank columns. It also allows you to manage headers and footers. Click anywhere in the table to activate the Table Layout subtab. The table below lists the options available on this subtab.

Item	Button	Description
Break		Allows you to insert a break to group results on a table.
Insert		Allows you to insert a row or column.
Header		Allows you to display or hide a header.
Footer		Allows you to display or hide a footer.

Behaviors subtab

This subtab allows you to hide columns, manage page breaks, and The table below lists the options available on this subtab.

Item	Button	Description
Hide		Allows you to hide or display sections and dimensions.
Page Break		n/a
Repeat		Allows you to repeat a header on every page of a report.