Change Page Settings of a Report

In the Report Designer, you can configure the page settings of a report using one of two approaches:

1. Use Default Printer Settings

The default printer settings enabled

You can configure the report to use default printer settings for properties like:

  • Orientation
  • Margins
  • Paper size

In this mode:

  • The corresponding page properties in the Property Grid are disabled (grayed out).
  • Useful when reports are printed across different environments with varying printer configurations.

2. Specify Custom Report Page Settings

While designing your report, you can manually configure page settings via the Property Grid.

Available Settings:

  • Page Orientation: Portrait or Landscape
  • Margins: Set manually in the report’s measurement units
  • Paper Kind:
    • Choose from predefined paper sizes
    • Select Custom to define your own paper size
    • Use Paper Name to select a printer-defined paper size

📝 Note: These settings affect the design surface. If controls extend beyond the page width, red warning marks will appear.

To disable these warnings:

  • Set Show Printing Warnings property to No.

3. Modify Settings in the Preview Tab

You can also adjust page settings directly from the Preview Tab.

Opening the page settings dialog in the preview tab

Options Available:

The dialog
  • Click the Page Setup button in the toolbar to:
    • Adjust layout before printing or exporting
    • Select the printer
  • Visually adjust margins by dragging the dashed lines shown in the preview

Adjusting the top margin

Tip: Adjust Tooltip Measurement Units

To change the units shown in margin tooltips, set the report’s Measure Units property to one of the following:

  • Hundredths of an Inch
  • Tenths of a Millimeter
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