Choosing a Report Layout

The following report layouts are available in the designer:

Precision

enables you to place, align, and size report objects. The precision layout allows report objects to overlap, and lets users control the depth order of these overlapping objects by sending objects backward or bringing them forward. (For example, you might want your company logo to display behind a bar chart and a pie chart in your report).

This layout option is keyboard accessible.

Tiled

provides you a quick way to place report objects directly next to other report objects. The report objects cannot overlap. All report objects in the section are sized to fit in one screen. If you adjust the size of an object, then the other objects automatically resize to ensure that all objects continue to fill the entire screen.

Note: You can switch from the tiled layout to the precision layout after you have added report objects to your report. However, this action can change the size and the position of the report objects.

To choose your report layout:

Select a section tab.
In the right pane, click the Properties tab.
For Layout, select either Precision or Tiled. The Tiled layout is the default.

Here is an example of the Precision layout on the Properties tab:

Properties Tab for Precision Layout
(Optional) If you select Precision, then you can specify Fit to screen. The Fit to screen option prevents objects from being sized too wide or too tall, which can cause the report viewing area for the section to scroll.