Create Static Report

A static report contains static data, that is, the data is not bound to any data source.

After you complete this tutorial, you will have a report that looks similar to the following.

Create a Report Layout

1. On the design area of your report, drag and drop a TextBox control from the left pane of the designer.

2. Click the text box to enter the text, for example, 'This is my first Static Report'. Resize the text box accordingly.

Customize the Appearance of the Report

1. Click the design area of the report.

2. To change the background color of the report, go to the Properties panel and set the Background Color property to a shade of blue from Theme Colors, Standard Colors, Color Picker, or Web Colors.

   
   

   
   

   
   

3. To change the look of the text box in the report, select the text box and set the following properties.

   Property	Value
   BACKGROUND - Color	Green
   BORDER - Style	Double
   BORDER - Width	3pt
   TEXT - Font Size	12pt
   TEXT - Font Family	Comic Sans MS
   TEXT - Color	DarkSeaGreen

Preview and Save Report

1. Click Preview to view the final output of your report.

2. Exit the preview mode by clicking Back on the left side of the designer.

3. Click Save to open the Save dialog box. Enter the report name and click Save Report.