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Options Dialog
The Options dialog allows you to configure the designer environment.
- Display
- This controls the number of entries in the File/Recent files list.
- Help System URL
- Normally, you don't modify this value. It points the help web site for the designer.
- Show line numbers in RDL text
- Determines whether line numbers will be shown in the RDL text editor. For extremely large reports enabling this option may slow the editor.
- Outline report items in Designer
- When enabled the designer will outline all report items.
- Show tabbed interface
- When enable the designer will include the tabbed interface. When disabled the multiple document interface is used.
- Properties Window
- Controls the positioning and visibility of the properties window. When Auto Hide is enabled the property window is hidden when previewing the report or editting the RDL text.
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The designer Toolbar can be configured here.
- > button
- Moves the selected Toolbar operation to the Toolbar layout list. When an item is moved to the Toolbar layout list it is usually removed from the available Toolbar operations list.
- < button
- Removes the selected Toolbar layout item. Most items will then be placed in the Toolbar operations list.
- Up button
- Repositions the selected Toolbar layout item up one position.
- Down button
- Repositions the selected Toolbar layout item down one position.
- Reset button
- Resets the Toolbar layout to the default configuration.
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The Desktop Server is a mini HTTP server. It is intended for previewing running
reports in a browser on your local machine.
- Port
- Specify the port number. This must be unique amoung any web servers you having running on your machine. 8080 is a typical value.
- Directory
- Allows you to specify the directory out of which reports should be served.
- Restrict access to local machine
- By default the Desktop server will serve pages only on your machine. Other machines available on your network will not be able to access the server. Warning: If you allow other machines to access these reports there is no security on viewing any of your reports.