Move, modify, insert, and remove data items, sections, and controls in the Report Explorer

Under the Field List in the left pane of the Designer, you can find the Report Explorer:

 

You use the Report Explorer to edit a report using a tree view, in the following ways:

  • You can move around data items, sections, and controls using drag-and-drop functionality. For example, you can:
    • Move a data item to another parent data item or in front of another data item.
    • Move a section to another data item or in front of another section.
    • Move a control to another section.
    • Move a cell inside a table row.
    • Move a row in a table.
  • You can click a node in the Report Explorer to edit the properties on data items, sections, and controls.
  • You can right-click a node in the Report Explorer tree to insert, delete, and modify data items, sections, and table rows/cells.