The  sits on the left hand side of the Report Designer screen.
 
        Design Mode
  
 
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The design mode icons indicate which mode is selected for designing the report. 
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Layout Mode 
  
  
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The default view when opening a new or existing report. In this mode you can build the layout of your report. 
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Behavior Mode 
  
  
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In this mode you can add intelligent behavior into your report. Behaviors will be linked to  which are associated with the report, pages, groups or objects on the report.  
  
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To open behavior mode you would normally select a specific behavior event. 
Clicking on the behavior icon will open the previously selected behavior event or, if no events have been opened in this session, will open a blank behavior screen. 
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        Main
  
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Click the Right Double Arrows to maximize the navigation panel. 
  
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Click the Left Double Arrows to minimize the navigation panel. 
  
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Use the double line grab handles to drag the navigation panel open to you preferred size. 
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        Search Objects and Commands
  
 
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This section allows you to search for specific objects by name or type. 
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Use this option to search for an object by name. 
Any matching objects found may be selected from the resulting list. 
  
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Use this option to search for an object by type. Select the type of object from the list. 
Any matching objects found may be selected from the resulting list. 
  
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        Add Pages
  
 
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This section allows you to add new pages onto your report 
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This button will add a new page onto your report. 
  
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These buttons will expand, or collapse, the subsections for the report and page details. 
  
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        Report and Page Details
  
 
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The report and each page on the report will be listed here. 
Expand the sections to see the objects and behavior associated with the report and each page. 
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Object 
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Additional Information 
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All Objects 
  
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Select All Objects to see all objects and related behaviors in the lists below. 
  
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Behaviors Only 
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Select Behaviors Only to see only those objects that have behaviors attached in the lists below. 
  
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See also: Report Designer Menu Options
 
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