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Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

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on 03 Dec 2015 15:39:42

Please consider adding functionality to give the report author more control of shapes, textboxes and images. This functionality might include grouping, disabling selection, etc.

This would enrich the options for organizing data onto the report page and will remove all those unnecessary grey lines and rectangles that the user sees when hovering over the controls

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8a1c854d b6cf-4259-8a22-43fccb3dd7b0 on 05 Jul 2020 23:27:35

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

REALLY need this functionality for the report I am building.

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dba9b5d4 3e91-478b-92f2-17a3353855ec on 05 Jul 2020 23:26:53

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

Any updates? Pretty big issue in my planned deployment when the text overlayed on an action shape is covering the action...

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55fb0ac8 96a6-48a5-b7e0-dc8f094b4f69 on 05 Jul 2020 23:26:14

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

Very necessary. Not many implementations where users would need to manipulate background shapes.

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7aec5879 f310-4651-bf79-7077c44d14d5 on 05 Jul 2020 23:24:03

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

Oh good god, I can not believe this is not implemented yet. It is like the 50% of the expected behaviour of a shape.

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aaa8024c 4317-48fa-af59-8fef7771edb1 on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:54

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

Agree
Makes the report unusable as the end user press the sahpe by mistake , bringing it to front and than calls me annoyed that his slicers are gone

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03186224 2b68-4979-82ef-3355d96bca44 on 05 Jul 2020 23:18:27

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

Definitely need this, as I use shapes to make my report look polished. Users keep on selecting the shapes by accident and it is pretty annoying.

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a189c9e4 733b-433e-ade0-82032df1a4ff on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:27

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

This would be really helpful for a more flexible page design. Maybe a FOCUSABLE = [Yes|No] flag in shape elements would do the job.

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f051ef76 f4e0-422a-8293-07e3f55e34c6 on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:12

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

It's maddening when users can click background shapes and they take priority over actually useful objects, like slicers.

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ede64802 a513-41a9-8e5d-98c49b0c0745 on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:54

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

'+1

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24b88e5d 4654-4cf2-bcc4-48fc258ae6ae on 05 Jul 2020 23:06:51

RE: Better control over the shapes, textbox and images

I would definitely like more control over the front/back ordering of objects and selection. It would be nice to be able to lock front to back ordering which would stop them comiong to the front when accidentally selected and blocking other objects.