Creating Pixel-Perfect Reports > Getting Started with the Reports Tool in the Desktop Application > Building Report > Inserting Graphics, Shapes and Text Blocks
In addition to placing different types of data areas on report sheets, the Reports tool supports adding various objects.
The objects can be:
Static. For example, picture.
Interactive. Fro example, speedometer.
To manage interactive objects, the user needs to activate them, that is, to execute a specific operation, for example, double-click on the object, or hover over it with the mouse pointer.
The Reports tool supports placing of the following object types:
Picture. Bitmaps and vector pictures in the following formats: BMP, GIF, PNG, JPG, and so on.
Shapes. Predefined shapes: lines, polygons, figured arrows, callouts, and so on.
Speedometer. An indicator that shows data as a speedometer on numeric panel.
3D scene. It shows data as surfaces, planes, closed surfaces, spheres, and so on in a 3D scene.
Text block. A block of formatted text that is used to define formatting of report comment.
All objects have both standard properties and specific properties that depend on the object type.
See also:
Getting Started with the Reports Tool in the Web Application | Building Report
