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Report Designer Basics CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
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Copy Selecting Copy copies the item(s) that you have selected
on the report and places it on the
Windows clipboard. You
can copy only entire grids and entire charts. It is not
possible to copy only a portion of a grid or chart. If you
would like to rearrange the order of the columns on a grid,
use the Format Grid window.
You can copy from one report to another report. To do so, complete
these steps:
1. Open the report from which you want to copy.
2. Select the items that you want to copy.
3. Select Copy from the Edit menu.
4. Open the report to which you want to copy.
5. Select Paste from the Edit menu.
Paste Selecting Paste places the item(s) currently on the
Windows clipboard to the report that is currently selected
in Design Mode.
Delete Selecting Delete removes the currently selected item(s)
from the report.
Align
Controls Selecting Align Controls aligns multiple fields and aligns
them according to the controls in the Align Controls dialog
box. This option is enabled only when multiple fields are
selected.
Inputs Selecting Inputs starts the Select Inputs assistant, which
is where you choose the items that will be included on the
report input window for this report.
For instructions on how to use the Select Inputs assistant,
see Chapter 6, “Edit | Inputs.”
Queries Selecting Queries starts the Create a Query assistant,
which is where you define the SQL queries that will be
used to retrieve the data to be displayed on the report.
For instructions on how to use the Create a Query
assistant, see Chapter 7, “Edit | Queries.”
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