ActiveReports - How To Use

This section provides information on how to get started on using ActiveReports for your projects.

• Work with the Silverlight Report Viewer New!

  Learn how to create and preview reports in the ActiveReports Silverlight Viewer.

• Work with Data

  Learn to bind ActiveReports to data, group data, and modify data sources at run time.

• Work with Fields

  Learn how to add field expressions and to create summary fields and calculated fields in ActiveReports.

• Create Common Reports

  Learn how to create top N, summary, and green bar reports within ActiveReports.

• Change Ruler Measurements

  Learn how to change the units associated with the ActiveReports ruler from standard to metric.

• Display Page Numbers and Report Dates

  Learn how to quickly add Page N of M and report dates and times to your ActiveReports document.

• Format Barcodes

  Learn to format the many barcode styles included with the ActiveReports Bar Code control.

• Add Hyperlinks

  Learn how hyperlinks can be used in ActiveReports.

• Add Annotations

  Learn how to add text, shapes, arrows, and lines within ActiveReports as temporary or persistent annotations.

• Export Reports

  Learn to export your ActiveReports documents to each of the supported formats.

• Print Multiple Copies, Duplex, and Landscape

  Learn to use the ActiveReports Printer Settings tab of the Report Settings window.

• Conditionally Show or Hide Details

  Learn to prevent rendering of the detail section for data within ActiveReports that meets certain conditions.

• Use External Style Sheets

  Learn to use custom styles within ActiveReports, save them externally, and use them in other reports.

• Add Bookmarks

  Learn how to use bookmarks in ActiveReports.

• Insert or Add Pages

  Learn how to add or insert specified pages from one ActiveReports document into another.

• Create Charts

  Learn to create charts using the ActiveReports Chart control.

• Load a File into a RichText Control

  Learn to load an HTML or RTF file into the ActiveReports RichText control.

• Use Custom Controls on Reports (TreeView)

  Learn to access custom or third-party controls in ActiveReports code.

• Create Report Templates (Inheritance)

  Learn how to use Inheritance to create ActiveReports reporting templates.

• Add Parameters

  Learn to pass parameters into your ActiveReports document in several ways.

• Embed Subreports in a Report

  Learn to use the ActiveReports Subreport control.

• Pass Parameters to a Subreport

  Learn to pass parameters in ActiveReports from a parent report to a subreport.

• Save and Load Report Files (RDF)

  Learn how to save and load reports as static RDF files at run time in ActiveReports.

• Save and Load Report Layout Files (RPX)

  Learn how to save and load reports as RPX-based report layouts at run time.

• Add Code to Layouts Using Script

  Learn the specifics of using the scripting capabilities of ActiveReports in your applications.

• Provide No-Touch Printing in the WebViewer (Pro Edition)

  Learn how to set up no-touch printing with the new ActiveReports Flash Report Viewer.

• Add Designer ToolStrips

  Learn how to add the ActiveReports designer control's ToolStrips to a ToolStripContainer.

• Configure HTTPHandlers (Pro Edition)

  Learn to configure HttpHandlers in IIS so that you can use them to display ActiveReports on the Web.

• Add Report Links to Web Forms (Pro Edition)

  Learn to display ActiveReports from hyperlinks that include parameter values or specify output formats.

• Customize, Localize and Deploy

  Learn to localize the components of ActiveReports, and how to deploy your applications.