Build a report

Prepare a report

1. Open the notebook you want to publish.

2. Open the Report builder in one of the two ways:

   • Click the Build report button in the upper right corner of the editor screen.

   • Select Main menu | File | Build report.

   The Report builder interface consists of the following components:

   • Cell list: The left-hand sidebar that contains miniature representations of all the cells in the same order they are arranged in the notebook. For each code cell, there can be a separate card-like representation of its input and output. The cells are numbered based on the cell sequence in the notebook.

   • Canvas: The grid area where you set up the layout of the report by re-arranging and resizing the cell inputs and outputs you selected to make visible. On the canvas, you see approximation of what your report will look like when published. By default, when you open the notebook in the Report builder for the first time, the Canvas contains all the cells.

   

3. To hide the cell inputs or outputs that you don't want to present in the report, clear the checkboxes in the upper left corner of the respective items on the Cell list. Once deselected, the respective objects are removed from the Canvas. Alternatively, you can navigate to the cell on the Canvas and click Hide cell on the toolbar in its upper right corner.

4. To undo or redo an action, use the Undo and Redo icons in the upper part of the Report builder or respective shortcuts.

5. To navigate to a cell on the Canvas, click the ellipsis in the upper right corner of the respective item on the Cell list and select Locate on Canvas.

   

6. (Optional) Manage cell visibility in bulk: click [n] cells displayed on top of the Cell list and select one of these options: Hide all cells, Hide all inputs, or Hide all outputs.

   

7. Change the layout. You have the following options:

   Resize cells

   • To resize a cell manually, drag the resize handles placed on its borders.

   • To select a preset cell width, click Change width on the cell toolbar and choose an option (Full width, 1/2 width, or 1/3 width).

   • You can drag another cell into the same grid row if you free up enough space by resizing the first cell.

     

     

   Drag and drop cells

   • You snap the cell to the grid area that has the drop shadow effect as you drag the cell across the Canvas.

   • If you drop the cell onto the cell that appears in focus, the cells swap their positions on the grid.

   • You can add cells to the Canvas by dragging them from the Cell list. This is one more way of adding objects to the grid. Besides, you do not have to drag a cell across the grid while looking for the place to drop it. You can scroll the grid to the place where you want to add the cell and then drag it from the Cell list. If you drop such a cell onto another one on the grid, the newly added cell removes the other one from the Canvas.

   • You can select multiple cells on your canvas (⌘ / Ctrl) to drag them as one item across the working area.

   Arrange (button on top of the Canvas)

   Use to align the cells on the Canvas vertically removing empty grid rows between them.

   Clear canvas (Canvas toolbar button)

   Use to remove all cells from the Canvas.

8. For a cell to adjust its height to the output, click the Enable dynamic height icon on the toolbar of the respective cell.

   

9. You can enable Reactive mode (toggle on top of the Canvas) if you want to publish an interactive report. With this mode on, you will have your report automatically recalculated when viewers interact with it.

10. Click the Run all button on top of the Canvas to recalculate the entire notebook and view what the report looks like.

11. To edit a cell in the notebook, click the ellipsis on the toolbar of the respective cell and select Edit in notebook. This will collapse the Report builder and open the editor with focus on the respective cell.