Designer

The IxReporter Designer consists of options that help to customize a report template and a design area that allows you to move objects and files onto the design area.

The sections in the IxReporter Designer are as follows:

  1. Designer Toolbar
  2. Report Designer

Also see Views, Objects, Files, Table of Contents

For information on other tabs, see Insert, View, and Themes

You require reporter license, to switch to Designer.


Designer toolbar

Designer Toolbar consists of the options that you can use to customize a report template.

The IxReporter Designer toolbar is shown in the following figure:

The options that appear in the IxReporter Designer toolbar are described in the following table:

Section Field Description

Template

Preview

Get a preview of the report that you have customized in IxReporter.

For more information on the Report Preview, see Preview.

 

Export To

Select the format of the report document, either PDF or HTML, and save it to your computer.

 

Orientation

Change the page layout of the generated report to either portrait or landscape.

Wizard

Wizard

Open the relevant wizard for the selected item

For example, if you select the section, and then Wizard, Section Wizard opens. If you select a table, and then Wizard, Table Wizard opens. If you select a chart, and then Wizard, Chart Wizard opens.

Data

Refresh

Refresh the contents in the report template by using the current test result as the sample data.

Edit

Paste

Paste the copied contents of the clipboard.

 

Copy

Copy the selected contents and save them on the clipboard.

 

Cut

Cut the selected contents from the report template and save them on the clipboard.

 

Undo

Undo the last operation.

 

Redo

Redo the last operation.

Sections

Expand All

Expand all sections in the IxReporter design area.

 

Collapse All

Collapse all sections in the IxReporter design area.

 

Extend

Expand a section in the IxReporter design area.

 

Import from Template

Open the Open report template dialog box to import previously saved report templates or report sections from them.

Font

 

Select the options to customize the font style, font size, background color, foreground color, and text alignment of the text in the report template.

Alignment

 

Move the selected sections in the designer and change the alignment.

Size & Layout

 

Customize the size and layout of the selected sections in the designer.