In report designer,there are three different instances of preview, print and export cell. So we will introduce them in this article.

1. Scenario 1- Preview but not print/export cell content

When previewing in BS side in reporting tool, sometimes, you hope to see content of a certain cell, but do not want to print or export it.
1.1 Steps
Click this cell and right click Other Attributes. Uncheck Print/Export Cell Content. As shown below:

2. Scenario 2- Print and export but not preview cell content

When previewing in BS side, sometimes, you don’t want to see content of a certain cell, but want to print it.
2.1 Steps
Set Other Attributes of Cell and uncheck Preview Cell. Check Print/Export Cell Content.Set as below:

3. Scenario 3- Preview, print and export cell background

Set cell background in the template, which will not only be displayed in preview but also has same effect in printing and exporting.
3.1 Steps
Set Other Attributes of Cell and check Print/Export Cell Background, as shown below:

Note: Word and Excel exports only support color background, but not picture background. PDF export supports both color and picture backgrounds.