Defining page orientation and size (and overriding them for one page)

In this recipe, we will see how to specify page orientation and size to achieve better printouts. We will also see how to override these settings for certain pages.

Getting ready

Use the report created in the previous recipe.

Add a new report page called Title and use it to define the title page at the beginning of the report.

Getting ready

How to do it...

It is a common request for printable reports to control the report orientation. Here is how to do this:

  1. Open the report in Report Studio. From the menu, choose File | PDF Page Setup as shown in the following screenshot:
  2. Define the Orientation as ...

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