In the previous posts in the 'SSRS non-ugly' series, we looked at grid-based report layouts, a powerful technique to standardize your layout and align all elements within your report. All this grid stuff is cool, but how to cope with matrices? I mean, c'mon Koos - last time you just deliberately left out the matrices
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In this post - part of my 'creating non-ugly SSRS reports' series - I'll introduce you to a design and layout technique quite common in webdesign, but AFAIK not too often applied in reporting: using a column grid. Curious? Read on!
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In the fourth, fifth and sixth parts of my series about non-ugly SSRS reports, I'll provide some hands-on 'wins' to improve your report layout. Today: two quick wins.
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This is the third post in a new series on non-ugly SSRS reports. As I stated in the opening post: SSRS doesn't have to be ugly This week, lots of folks are tweeting and blogging about the new SSRS 2016. Exciting stuff, looks really great! But what about when you're still stuck with one of the RTM versions of
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This is the second post in a new series on non-ugly SSRS reports. As I stated in the opening post: SSRS doesn't have to be ugly In part 1 (the use of typography & fonts), we focused on using typography (and avoiding borders) and some colors to get rid of the Office 2003-styling SSRS has by default. One
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This is the first post in a new series on non-ugly SSRS reports. As I stated in the opening post: SSRS doesn't have to be ugly One of the key things I pointed at to create less-ugly SSRS reports is by getting rid of the Office 2003-style. This is something that's - among other things - signified
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There is an important fact in life that few people realise. I'll state it here, so you all know it: SSRS reports don't have to be ugly. You read that right. Read it again, if you want. It's still there.
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