Instead of printing the report, you may want to export it into a file and distribute it electronically to your clients or co-workers. The Designer supports the following export formats:
Format |
Description |
Paged HMTL (*.htm) |
Creates one HTML file for each page in the report. The HTML pages contain links that let the user navigate the report. |
Drill-Down HTML (*.htm) |
Creates a single HTML file with sections that can be collapsed and expanded by the user by clicking on them. |
Plain HMTL (*.htm) |
Creates a single HTML file with no drill-down functionality. |
PDF with system fonts (*.pdf) |
Creates a PDF file that can be viewed on any computer equipped with Adobe's Acrobat viewer or browser plug-ins. |
PDF with embedded fonts (*.pdf) |
Creates a PDF file with embedded font information for extra portability. This option significantly increases the size of the PDF file. |
RTF (*.rtf) |
Creates an RTF file that can be opened by most popular word processors (for example, Microsoft Word, WordPad). |
RTF with fixed positioning (*.rtf) |
Creates an RTF file with fixed positioning that can be opened by most popular word processors (for example, Microsoft Word, WordPad). |
Microsoft Excel 97 (*.xls) |
Creates an XLS file that can be opened by Microsoft Excel. |
Microsoft Excel 2007/2010 Open XML (*.xlsx) |
Creates an XLS file that can be opened by Microsoft Excel 2007 and later. |
TIFF (*.tif) |
Creates a multi-page TIFF (Tag Image File Format) file. |
Text (*.txt) |
Creates a plain text file. |
Single Page Text (*.txt) |
Creates a single-page plain text file. |
Compressed Metafile (*.txt) |
Creates a compressed metafile text file. |
To create an export file, select File | Export from the menu and use the File Save dialog box to select the type of file you want to create, specifying its name and location.