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The Table of Contents control generates a table of contents based on bookmarks specified for report elements.
When a Table of Contents control is dropped onto a report's body from the Toolbox, it is placed on the Report Header band of the report. If there is no Report Header in the report, it is created automatically.
A table of contents is generated based on the hierarchy of report bookmarks. To learn how to provide a report with bookmarks, refer to the Add Bookmarks topic.
In the Property Grid, the properties of the Table of Contents are divided into the following groups.
Appearance
•Background Color
Specifies the background color for the control. This option is also available in the Formatting Toolbar (
).
•Borders, Border Color, Border Width and Border Dash Style
Specify border settings for the control.
•Formatting Rules
Invokes the Formatting Rules Editor, which allows you to choose which rules should be applied to a control during report generation, and define the precedence of the applied rules. To learn more on this, refer to Conditionally Change a Control's Appearance.
•Padding
Specifies indent values that are used to render the contents of a Label.
•Foreground Color
Specifies the text color for the control. This option is also available in the Formatting Toolbar (
).
•Style Priority
Specifies the priority of various style elements (such as background color, border color, etc.). For more information on style inheritance, refer to Understanding Style Concepts.
•Styles
Assigns an existing (or newly created) style to the control, and also specifies odd and even styles. For more information on style inheritance, refer to Understanding Style Concepts.
Behavior
•Level Default
Specifies the default formatting options for the hierarchical levels of a Table of Contents.
•Level Title
Specifies the formatting options for the title of a Table of Contents.
•Levels
Invokes the Table of Contents Level Collection Editor, which allows you to edit and customize formatting options for hierarchical levels of a Table of Contents.
•Max Nesting Level
Specifies the maximum number of Table of Contents levels to be displayed. If set to 0, no limitation is applied.
•Visible
Specifies whether the control should be visible in a print preview.
Data
•Tag
This property allows you to add some additional information to the control; for example, its id, by which it can then be accessible using scripts.
Design
•(Name)
Determines the control's name by which it can be accessed in the Report Explorer, Property Grid or using scripts.
Layout
•Location
Specifies the control's location in report measurement units.
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