Overview of the Report Ribbon

When viewing a report, you can move between the Home, Display, and Page Setup tabs on the ribbon to access buttons that modify the report’s display, search for data, and edit records.

The buttons on the report ribbon vary depending on the report view you use. When looking at a report using the layout view, you can also access Design and Format tabs to adjust formatting and display options. The buttons you see on some of the tabs vary depending on the report’s configuration and on what's selected on the report.

Tip: You can minimize the ribbon when viewing a report by double-clicking the active tab. Click the tab to temporarily display the buttons on the tab, or double-click the tab again to maximize the ribbon.

Each tab on the ribbon has one or more groups containing buttons you can use to modify the report or items on the report. Some groups have a button to the right of their name that you can click to open windows. For example, you can click the Background group’s button on the Page Setup tab to open the Display Options window.

Windows give you access to the same features you can access from the ribbon, though the windows group the options differently, and sometimes contain options not available from the ribbon. When explaining features that can be accessed from a window or the ribbon, we describe the feature using the window. However, the ribbon’s buttons provide shortcuts to most of the same features available on windows.