Selecting Fields in the Report Designer

How to select fields in the Report Designer

Before performing any actions on a field (such as moving, aligning, or formatting), you’ll need to select it. You can select individual fields or multiple fields at once, depending on what you want to do.

The Report Designer uses DevExpress tools to create reports. For detailed information about DevExpress, see DevExpress Documentation.

To select a single field, click once on the field you want to select. When selected, the field will be surrounded by small boxes or handles—these indicate that the field is active and ready for editing or repositioning.

To select multiple fields, you can select more than one field at a time using one of the following methods:

Method 1: Ctrl + Click

1. Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard.

2. While holding Ctrl, click on each additional field you want to select. Each selected field will show the selection boxes, and all can be moved or adjusted together. Use this method when the fields you want to select are not positioned next to each other.

Method 2: Click and Drag

1. Move your mouse to an empty space near the fields you want to select.

2. Click and hold the left mouse button, then drag your mouse to create a selection box around the applicable fields.

3. Release the mouse button when all the fields you want are inside the selection area. This method can be tricky near the report’s margins or when fields are spaced tightly together. If a field is not fully enclosed by the selection box, it may not be selected.

After selecting the applicable fields, you can perform actions like applying styles, moving, aligning, or deleting them as a group.