Add a Picture or Shape to A Report

You can place your company logo or other picture on your report from an image file created using a graphics application.

Add a picture

1. Select the button from the toolbar.
2. Click the select mouse button on the report layout at the position you want the picture to appear.
3. In the Open window, locate the image file that you wish to use and double-click on it with the select mouse button to open it.
4. You can move, resize or delete the image in the same way as any other element.

 

Add a shape

1. Select the button from the toolbar.
2. Click the select mouse button on the report layout at the position you want the shape to appear.
3. In the Shape properties window, select the shape that you wish to draw from the Type drop-down list.
4. Select the Style and Colour of the brush that will be used to fill in the shape in the Brush section of the window.
5. Select the Width, Style and Colour of the pen that will be used to draw the outline of the shape from the Pen section of the window.
6. Select the OK button. The shape is drawn on the report.
7. You can move, resize or delete the image in the same way as any other element

 

Tips

• Click the menu mouse button on the selected picture or shape and select the Send to back option to move the picture or shape behind other elements on the report.
• To get help on any of the windows in the Report Generator, press the F1key.
• You cannot overwrite any of the pre-designed reports once you have modified them. You can save the modified report under a new name.