Microsoft® SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

Chapter 13. Advanced Report Formatting

In This Chapter

• Formatting-Related Report Item Properties

• Formatting Numeric and Date/Time Values

• Creating Alternating Colors for the Lines on a Report

• Paging Report

Thus far, this book has discussed some basic formatting, such as highlighting text in bold, changing background color, and adjusting report layout. This chapter provides a broader view on formatting.

Tip

Try to preview a report (click on the Preview tab of Report Designer) to verify if the formatting is satisfactory.

Me.Value or simply Value provides access to the value property of a SSRS item and simplifies formatting expressions. Instead of using the same expression that was used to set the value property, you can access the value ...