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Report Builder Canvas & Layers

the report builder canvas and pages

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Written by Holly Conrad Smith
Updated over a month ago

The page canvas uses familiar drag and drop editing tools to make adjusting your designs a breeze.

Selecting Content

Click to select something.

Hold shift + click to add to the selection.

Hold shift + drag to marquee select multiple.

Use ctrl + a to select all on the current active page.

Editing content

Scale, crop, rotate, and snap page elements with just a click

Resize

Crop

Rotate & Align

Grouping Content

Select multiple items.

Click "Group" in the pet menu

The grouped items move together when selected.

Double click a grouped item to edit it individually without ungrouping.

Click ungroup" to ungroup

Aligning Content to Page

Select one or more items

Click "Position"

Select an Option

  • The item moves relative to the current page if single selection or align center

  • The items move relative to the far-most item is multiple selected

Space Evenly on Page

Select multiple items.

Click "position"

Select an Option

The selected items organize to have even spacing either vertically or horizontally.

Ordering Content

Right click an object to view its pet menu.

Select "Layering"

  • Choose to move forward/back

  • Or bring to front / send to back

Using Layers Menu

Visualize all of the content on the current page in the layer menu.

Click "Layers"

  • Move items up/down by dragging the drag handle

  • Rename items by clicking on the name

  • Show/hide items with the eyeball

  • Lock items with the padlock

  • Delete items with the bin

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