Modifying Items in the Report Items Pane

You can move items in the Report Items pane by dragging and dropping them.

To copy an item, hold down the Ctrl key while dragging it.You can copy any item within the Report Items pane except for the root folder. Any formatting applied to the copied item is preserved. When you copy a book item, you also copy its dependent items.

Contextual Menu

The following actions are available by right-clicking items that you have added to the report in the Report Items pane:

Command

Description

Show Title

Controls the display of the item title in generated reports.

Show Book Title in HTML TOC

[book items] Controls the display of the book item title in the table of contents of HTML reports.

Show Contents in HTML TOC

[book items] Controls the display of the sub-item titles in the table of contents of HTML reports.

Up

Moves the item up one line in the tree.

Down

Moves the item down one line in the tree.

Raise Level

Moves the item up one level in the tree.

Lower Level

Moves the item up one level in the tree.

Format

Opens the dialog allowing you to modify the formatting of the item (see Formatting textual report items and Formatting graphical report items).

Layout

[list and card items] Opens a dialog allowing you to modify the layout of the item (see Controlling the layout of list report items and Controlling the layout of card report items).

Collection

[list and book items] Opens a dialog allowing you to define the collection to which the report item will be applied (see Modifying the Collection of an Item).

Selection

[list and book items] Opens a dialog allowing you to refine the selection of objects to which the report item will be applied (see Refining the selection of objects for a report item).

Edit Title

Opens the item in a dialog allowing you to edit its title (see Modifying the title of an item).

Delete

Removes the item from the Report Items pane. You can delete any item except the root.

Quick View

Generates a preview of the item (see Previewing your Report).