Change the visual design of the report
After closing the wizard, the report is presented in the visual designer of DataFlex Reports as shown.
The visual designer consists of several parts. A report always has a minimum of the following sections:
- Report Header
- Page Header
- Details
- Report Footer
- Page Footer
For each group, two extra sections are added to a report:
- Group Header
- Group Footer
| Section | Will be printed |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Report Header | First section of the report that gets printed |
| Page Header | At the beginning of every page |
| Group Header | At the beginning of each group |
| Details | For each row |
| Group Footer | At the end of each group |
| Page Footer | At the bottom of every page |
| Report Footer | Last section of the report that gets printed |
On the left-hand side of the visual designer, the labels of the various sections are shown.
A preview window can be opened to see what the result of the report will look like. Activating the preview window can be done in several different ways:
- Select the 'Preview Report' option in the menu under 'View'
- Click the 'Print Preview' icon in the button bar
- Use the Ctrl+R shortcut
- Click the 'Refresh' icon in the button bar to show and/or refresh the data 
- Use the F5 function key
If all the fields have been selected in the wizard, the detail section will need to be reorganized to get a properly readable report. The following paragraphs contain a number of suggestions for simple modifications of the layout and design of the report.