Design Area

Screen area of the Report Designer.

The design area is a principal interface element of the Report Designer. You use it to create reports and to display them schematically.

The design area displays report elements such as the page header and footer as well as report sections with and without data connection. You can use the context menu in the design area and the various functions provided by the menu bars and toolbars and by the other screen areas of the Report Designer to edit report elements and design your report.