How to: Add, Move, or Delete a Matrix (Report Designer)

To add a matrix

  1. In Layout view, in the Toolbox, click Matrix.

  2. On the design surface, drag a box to the size you want the matrix to be. Alternatively, click the design surface to create a matrix of fixed size.

  3. Drag a field from the Datasets window onto a matrix cell.

    Note

    If the Datasets window does not appear, in the View menu, click Datasets.

If you drag the field into a cell in a table column that does not have a header, the name of the field automatically appears in the column header.

To move a matrix

  1. In Layout view, click the matrix so that column and row handles appear above and next to the matrix.

  2. Click the corner handle of the matrix to select the matrix.

  3. Point to the shaded border of the matrix and drag the matrix to a new location.

To delete a matrix

  1. In Layout view, click the matrix so that column and row handles appear above and next to the matrix.

  2. Right-click the corner handle, and then click Delete. Alternatively, click the corner handle of the matrix, and then press DELETE.

See Also

Concepts

Working with Matrix Data Regions
Report Designer How-to Topics

Other Resources

Report Designer F1 Help

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance