Report Properties - Layout Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Use the Layout tab of the Report Properties dialog box to define layout options for the report. Page dimensions and margins provide initial values that determine the report size when the report is rendered into a specific output format or initialized for printing. Not all output formats process page and margin information the same way. For example, page dimensions are ignored in output formats such as XML and CSV (available for server reports). PDF and TIFF output formats use physical page dimensions exactly as specified.
You can design a report that uses a multi-column layout, similar to a traditional newspaper column where data flows down multiple adjacent columns. For example, a list box placed within a multi-column report will display data from the top left of the page to the bottom left of the page, and then continue the list in the adjacent column at the top of the page.
Options
Columns
Type or select the number of columns in the report. Use for multi-column reports that are rendered in PDF or TIFF. Other output formats ignore multiple columns.You can define as many columns you want. Column width is calculated based on the width of the report and the width of the space between columns. The design surface is decreased so that you can place report items on the report that will fit within the column.
- Spacing
Type the spacing between the columns on the report.
- Page width
Type the width of the report page.
- Page height
Type the height of the report page.
- Left margin
Type the left margin of the report page.
- Right margin
Type the right margin of the report page.
- Top margin
Type the top margin of the report page.
- Bottom margin
Type the bottom margin of the report page.
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