# Designing a Report

Testing the Report |

When creating a report definition, you may wish to preview the output. You can output the report to the PxPlus Viewer by selecting Print Preview from the Report Designer File menu or by clicking the Preview button on the Report Designer tool bar.

The Preview function generates the entire report for viewing; therefore, you may wish to apply some filtering logic at the design phase if the report is large and time-consuming.

You may also generate the report in any format (Printer, PDF, Clipboard, HTML, etc.) directly from the Report Designer tool bar, regardless of the defined output destination, by selecting the drop-down arrow next to the Print button on the Report Designer tool bar.