Laying Out a Report

When creating a report, a good layout is essential to ensure that the information in the report is presented in a clear and effective manner.

Laying out a report can include

• adding headers and footers
• adding borders
• adding text
• specifying fonts
• inserting images
• using visual effects
• inserting formatting objects
• aligning objects
• using tables
• applying padding
• setting margins
• specifying text flow
• specifying object height and width
• setting object flow
• setting report properties
• setting object styles
• adding color