To make it easier to view the columns that you are working on in the row definition, you can adjust the width of a column and hide (minimise) or show columns in the view pane. Any modifications that you make affect the screen appearance only, and do not affect the column formatting in reports. To format the column width for a report, see Add special formatting options .

Change the width of a column in view pane

  1. In Report Designer, open the row definition to modify.

  2. On the Formatmenu, select Column Width.

  3. Enter a value in the Column Widthdialogue box. Click OK.

    You can also drag the right boundary of a column heading cell to change the width of the column.

Hide columns in view pane

  1. In Report Designer, open the row definition to modify.

  2. Select the column or columns to minimise.

  3. Right-click, and then click Hide.

Show all hidden columns in view pane

  1. In Report Designer open the row definition to modify.

  2. Right-click the minimised column that you want to display, and then click Unhide.

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