Report Design Surface

The design surface displays all of the sections you add to your custom report from the report designer ribbon.

Only report sections displayed on the design surface are included in a report when it runs. After you add a section to the design surface, you can add, edit, and remove content in the section or modify the display of the section itself. For example, you can drag database fields to the data area, insert charts into the Charts section, and edit the report’s title in the report header. When working on the report designer, you can add rulers, lines, and headings to help you identify sections and fields shown on the design surface. These options are accessed from the Show/Hide group on the Display tab.