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Menu Tabs

JReport Designer has the following menu tabs: Home, File, View , Insert, Format, Report and Window. The following table lists the options available on each tab.

Menu Tab	Option	Sub Item	Description
Home	Catalog Manager		Opens the Catalog Manager.
	New	Page Report	Creates a page report.
		Page Report Tab	Creates a report tab in the current page report.
		Web Report	Creates a blank web report.
		Library Component	Creates a library component.
		Query	Creates a query.
		Business View	Creates a business view.
		Data Source	Creates a data source in the currect catalog which connects to the specified connection. For more information, see Data Source Connections.
	Open		Brings up the Open Report dialog to open a report.
	Save		Saves the active report.
	Page Setup		Opens the Page Setup dialog to set up page properties.
	Print		Prints the current report result.
	Preview As		Previews the report result in various formats.
	Paste		Takes an object from the clipboard and places it into the report.
	Cut		Erases an object and places it in the clipboard.
	Copy		Copies an object and places it in the clipboard.
	Delete		Erases an object from the report.
	Undo		Reverses a previous action.
	Redo		The counter-operation of Undo.
	Find		Finds a specific DBField in the report.
	Freeze		Freeze fields in a table. After clicking, the fields in a table will be stopped from accepting any mouse or keyboard events.
	Split/Merge		Works for cells in a table or tabular. When one cell is selected, the Split item is enabled for splitting the cell into two or more cells. When two or more cells are selected, the Merge item is enabled for merging the cells into one cell.
	Font Face		Specifies the font face of the text in the selected objects.
	Font Size		Specifies the font size of the text in the selected objects.
	Style		Specifies the style group applied to the selected objects.
	Bold		Specifies whether or not to bold the text in the selected objects.
	Italic		Specifies whether or not to italicize the text in the selected objects.
	Underline		Specifies whether or not to underline the text in the selected objects.
	Strikethrough		Specifies whether or not to strikethrough the text in the selected objects.
	Background Color		Specifies the background color of the selected objects on the color palette.
	Foreground Color		Specifies the foreground color of the selected objects on the color palette.
	Conditional Formatting		Opens the Conditional Formatting dialog to add conditional formats to the selected object.
	Insert		Inserts the selected object into current report. The objects are also available on the Insert tab.
	Align	Align Left	Shifts the selected objects to the left.
		Align Right	Shifts the selected objects to the right.
		Align Top	Shifts the selected objects to the top.
		Align Bottom	Shifts the selected objects to the bottom.
		Vertical Center	Aligns the selected objects in the center vertically.
		Horizontal Center	Aligns the selected objects in the center horizontally.
		Vertical Distribute Space	Spaces the selected objects evenly in a vertical direction.
		Horizontal Distribute Space	Spaces the selected objects evenly in a horizontal direction.
	Arrange	Move Backward	Places the selected objects that overlap one or more objects behind the current overlapping object.
		Move To Back	Places the selected objects that overlap one or more objects behind all the overlapping objects.
		Move Forward	Brings the selected objects that overlap one or more objects to the front of the current overlapping object.
		Move To Front	Brings the selected objects that overlap one or more objects to the front of all the overlapping objects.
	Position	Static	Positions the selected objects to the default location. Similar to "flow" since it will not overlap objects, they will be displayed one after the other in the order they are inserted.
		Relative	Positions the selected objects to "flow" relating to its surrounding objects.
		Absolute	Sets the selected objects to the location you specify by dragging and dropping or setting the X and Y properties.
	Zoom		Lists percentages with which you can zoom in or out of a report.
	Data		Specifies whether or not to show the Data panel.
	Components		Specifies whether or not to show the Components panel.
	Inspector		Specifies whether or not to show the Inspector panel.
	Language	View Mode Language	Lists the language in which to view the report result.
		NLS Editor	Shows the NLS Editor for you to edit NLS files.
	CSS Editor		Shows the CSS Editor for you to manage CSS styles.
File	New	Page Report	Creates a page report.
		Page Report Tab	Creates a report tab in the current page report.
		Web Report	Creates a blank web report.
		Library Component	Creates a library component.
		Query	Creates a query.
		Business View	Creates a business view.
		Data Source	Creates a data source in the currect catalog which connects to the specified connection. For more information, see Data Source Connections.
	Open Recent		Lists recently accessed files for you to open.
	Close		Closes the active report.
	Close All		Closes all open reports.
	Save		Saves the active report.
	Save As		Saves the active report with a different name in the current directory.
	Save To		Saves the active report with a different name to another directory. This command will also merge the report's resources to the other directory by either creating a new .cat file (if there is no .cat file in that directory), or merging with the existing .cat file (if a .cat file already exists in that directory). For details about saving reports in JReport Designer, see Saving a Page Report.
	New Catalog		Creates a catalog file.
	Open Catalog		Opens a catalog file.
	Save Catalog		Saves the open catalog file.
	Save Catalog As		Saves the open catalog file with a different name to another directory.
	Export Security		Exports the security of the open catalog into a security file.
	Import	JReport Page Report	Imports report tabs to a page report from another page report in the same catalog. For details, see Importing report tabs into a page report.
	Export		Exports the current report result to JReport Result, HTML, PDF, Excel, Text, RTF, XML, PostScript, Mail, Fax, or Applet format.
	Publish	Publish Report to Server	Publishes reports from their original location to JReport Server.
		Publish Component to Server	Publishes library components from their original location to JReport Server.
		Publish Other Files to Server	Publishes other resources from their original location to JReport Server.
		Publish to Local Directory	Publishes resources from their original location to a local directory.
	Download	Download Report from Server	Downloads reports on JReport Server to a local directory.
		Download Component from Server	Downloads library components on JReport Server to a local directory.
		Download Customized Control from Server	Downloads customized controls on JReport Server to a local directory.
	Options		Opens the Options dialog to configure JReport to suit your requirements.
	Information Bus		Opens the Information Bus dialog to edit the Information Bus content saved with user information in the current catalog.
	Page Setup		Opens the Page Setup dialog to set up page properties.
	Print Preview		Switches to the view mode for you the preview the report result.
	Print		Prints the current report result.
	Exit		Closes JReport Designer. If there are any files not saved, you will be prompted to save them.
View	Catalog Manager		Opens the Catalog Manager.
	Preview as		Previews the report result in various formats.
	Data		Specifies whether or not to show the Data panel.
	Components		Specifies whether or not to show the Components panel.
	Inspector		Specifies whether or not to show the Inspector panel.
	Hidden Objects		Specifies whether or not to show invisible objects in design mode. If you have checked this item, all hidden objects (with the Invisible property value being true) will be shown in design mode however marked with two triangles. Using this option may result in not being able to see the complete report in Design mode.
	Status Bar		Specifies whether or not to show the status bar.
	Page Header		Specifies whether or not to show the page header.
	Page Footer		Specifies whether or not to show the page footer.
	Page Layout		Specifies whether or not to show the report in page layout style, which displays the page margins and enables multiple pages when running the report. By unchecking Page Layout the report becomes a single contiguous page at runtime which is useful for dashboard style reports where multiple pages are not wanted. However, if the report is very large it may run out of memory and be very unresponsive in contiguous mode.
	Rulers		Specifies whether or not to show the vertical and horizontal rulers.
	Guidelines		Specifies whether or not to show guidelines.
	Margin		Specifies whether or not to show page margins.
	Display Attributes		Opens the Display Attribute dialog to specify the precision of fractional data, the unit of measurement in the report, and the resolution.
	High Precision View		Specifies whether to display reports in high precision when shifting from the design mode to the view mode. If unchecked, low precision will be used. For detailed information about high/low precision, see Precision Sensitive. By default, this option is enabled. You can also set its default value in the Options dialog (File > Options > General > High Precision View).
	Data Buffer		Opens the Data Buffer Information dialog to view the information about data buffer usage in the current report and its subreports.
	Language	View Mode Language	Lists the language in which to view the report result.
		NLS Editor	Shows the NLS Editor for you to edit NLS files.
	CSS Editor		Shows the CSS Editor for you to manage CSS styles.
Insert	DBField		Inserts a DBField into a report.
	Formula		Inserts a formula field into a report.
	Summary		Inserts a summary field into a report.
	Parameter		Inserts a parameter field into a report.
	Group		Creates and edits the criteria by which the fields of a table or banded object are grouped. You can access the same dialog by right-clicking the table or banded object and selecting the wizard for it. For details, see Grouping the Data.
	Label		Creates and inserts labels into a report.
	Text Box		Places and creates a text box into a report.
	Image		Places an image into a report.
	Barcode		Inserts a barcode into a report.
	Rank		Inserts a rank object into a report.
	Table		Inserts a table into a report.
	Crosstab		Inserts a crosstab into a report.
	Chart		Inserts a chart into a report.
	KPI		Inserts a KPI component into a report.
	Tabular		Inserts a tabular into a report.
	Banded Object		Inserts a banded object into a report.
	Subreport		Inserts a subreport into a report.
	Map	Shape Map	Inserts a shape map into a report.
		Geographic Map	Inserts a geographic map into a report.
	UDO		Inserts a user defined object into a report. There are 2 built-in user defined objects, JRotator and JHyperLink.
	Special Fields		Inserts a special field which is not fetched from the database into a report.
	Drawing Objects		Draws lines, boxes, arcs, ovals, and round boxes in a report.
	Web Controls		Inserts web controls into a report.
	Multimedia Objects		Inserts multimedia objects into a report, including flash files, applets, Windows Media files, and RealMedia files.
	Page Break		Inserts a page break before or after the current page in a report.
	Page Panel		Inserts a page panel after the current page in a report.
Format	Align Left		Shifts the selected objects to the left.
	Align Right		Shifts the selected objects to the right.
	Align Top		Shifts the selected objects to the top.
	Align Bottom		Shifts the selected objects to the bottom.
	Vertical Center		Aligns the selected objects in the center vertically.
	Horizontal Center		Aligns the selected objects in the center horizontally.
	Vertical Distribute Space		Spaces the selected objects evenly in a vertical direction.
	Horizontal Distribute Space		Spaces the selected objects evenly in a horizontal direction.
	Align Box		Aligns the content of the selected objects.
	Move Backward		Places the selected objects that overlap one or more objects behind the current overlapping object.
	Move To Back		Places the selected objects that overlap one or more objects behind all the overlapping objects.
	Move Forward		Brings the selected objects that overlap one or more objects to the front of the current overlapping object.
	Move To Front		Brings the selected objects that overlap one or more objects to the front of all the overlapping objects.
	Position		Specifies the Position property of the selected objects.
	Font Face		Specifies the font face of the text in the selected objects.
	Font Size		Specifies the font size of the text in the selected objects.
	Style		Specifies the style group applied to the selected objects.
	Bold		Specifies whether or not to bold the text in the selected objects.
	Italic		Specifies whether or not to italicize the text in the selected objects.
	Underline		Specifies whether or not to underline the text in the selected objects.
	Strikethrough		Specifies whether or not to strikethrough the text in the selected objects.
	Background Color		Specifies the background color of the selected objects on the color palette.
	Foreground Color		Specifies the foreground color of the selected objects on the color palette.
	Conditional Formatting		Opens the Conditional Formatting dialog to add conditional formats to the selected object.
	Left		Aligns the content of the selected objects to the left boundary of the object.
	Center		Aligns the content of the selected objects to the center of the object.
	Right		Aligns the content of the selected objects to the right boundary of the object.
	Select All		Selects all the objects in the report.
Report	Manage Dataset		Manages existing datasets in page reports.
	Edit Display Name		Specifies the field display names for the Sort, Filter, Search dialogs and the Drill menu items in Page Report Studio. For details, see Customizing the Field Display Names.
	Edit Sort & Filter		Predefines sort and filter conditions for banded objects/tables/charts/crosstabs. You must Edit Display Name one time before you can edit sort and filter. For details, see Predefining Sort and Filter Conditions.
	Bursting		Edits the current page report to become a bursting report. The page report must have groups defined to enable bursting. For details, see Designing a Bursting Report.
	Manage Page Reports		Manages the page reports in the current catalog by organizing them into folders.
	Parameter Order		Edits the display sequence of parameters at report level.
	Bind Data		Specifies to bind a data source to the current web report or library component. It is needed when you want to use formulas to control attributes in a web report or library component.
	Manage Customized Control		Allows the report developer to manage customized controls in a page report.
Window	Cascade		Cascades the design windows of the open reports.
	Tile Horizontally		Tiles the design windows of the open reports horizontally.
	Tile Vertically		Tiles the design windows of the open reports vertically.
	Switch Windows		Lists the names of open reports and components in items. The item of the current report is marked with a check. You can click an item to activate the window of the report that it represents.

Color palette

When editing the color of an object in JReport, you will be working with the color palette.

The color palette contains several color swatches and three buttons: Automatic, More Colors and More Fill Effects. The Automatic button indicates the default color of an object. Clicking it will restore the color of an object to its default value. The More Fill Effects button is not always available on the color palette. It only appears when an object can be applied with a fill effect.

To specify a color via the color palette, select a color swatch on the color palette. If you want to customize a color for a wider range, click More Colors and specify the color in the Pick a Color dialog.

When the More Fill Effects button is available, you can click it to specify a fill effect in the Fill Effects dialog.

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