Hello! Our team is currently looking for a reporting solution and we have one uncommon requirement: we would like to allow end users to set design/style of the report by providing a Word template (basically, a .docx document with header, footer, margins and table style) - the final report should pick up the styles from the template document. It doesn't matter much when the applying of the style happens:
a) on generating the report - so the report would be displayed in the report viewer with the user-defined style applied to it already
b) on exporting the report to Word
We would take any of the scenarios. We would also need the same functionality for Excel and PowerPoint templates.
I looked for similar requests on the forums, and here is the closest topic I could find: https://www.telerik.com/forums/dynamically-generate-reports-using-pre-defined-template . The topic was created in 2013 year, so, I hope, there has been some progress made in that direction.
We would appreciate any help!
Thanks,
Alexey
1 Answer, 1 is accepted
Hello Alexey,
Telerik Reporting does not have the functionality to create reports from Word, Excel or PowerPoint templates. Instead, you can use built-in report templates or even create custom templates, you can find additional reference in the following sections from our online documentation:
Report templates can be styled using a CSS-liked mechanism that offers full control over all the report elements' styles. For more details about styling reports check Using Styles to Customize Reports help article.
Regards,
Katia
Progress Telerik
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