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Preview View (Report Designer)

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Use Preview view to display the final report. When a report is previewed, Report Designer runs the report locally and displays it in the Preview view. In preview mode, the report is processed in full. If the report has a complex query or has a large amount of data, preview might take several minutes to complete the first time you view it. For subsequent changes that affect only the format of the report, preview uses cached data.

Toolbar

Use the toolbar to manage preview functions.

Options

  • Show or Hide Document Map
    Choose this option to show or hide the document map if one exists.
  • Show or Hide Parameter Area
    Choose this option to show or hide the parameters boxes for reports with parameters.
  • First Page
    Choose this option to go to the first page of the report.
  • Previous Page
    Choose this option to go to the previous page of the report.
  • Current Page
    Displays the current page of the report.
  • Total Pages
    Displays the total number of pages in the report.
  • Next Page
    Choose this option to go to the next page of the report.
  • Last Page
    Choose this option to go to the last page of the report.
  • Back to Parent Report
    Choose this option to go to the parent report. This option is used to navigate drillthrough reports.
  • Stop Rendering
    Choose this option to stop the rendering process.
  • Refresh
    Choose this option to process the report again.
  • Print
    Choose this option to print the report.
  • Print Layout
    Choose this option to toggle between the preview report and the view of the report as it will appear on the printed page.
  • Page Setup
    Choose this option to conveniently change page and print properties. Use Print Layout to view changes before printing.
  • Export
    Choose this option to render the report to a different format.
  • Zoom
    Select a zoom factor to zoom in or out of the report.
  • Search Text
    Type text to search for a match within the report. You cannot use search operators. Click Find to search for the first instance.
  • Find
    Choose this option to begin searching the report for the search text.
  • Find Next
    Choose this option to search for the next instance of the search text.

See Also

Reference

Report Designer F1 Help

Other Resources

Previewing Reports
Finding and Viewing Reports in Report Manager

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance

Change History

Release History

5 December 2005
New content:
  • Page setup
Changed content:
  • Updated all text to match tooltips