Section Types

Overview

Reports are built from sections stacked vertically down the page. Add as many as you need, in any order, and each one renders in sequence on export. Six section types cover the common building blocks of a business document.

Text

Rich text for headings, paragraphs, and labels. Apply inline formatting — bold, italic, and underline — anywhere in the content.

Use text sections for cover-page titles, narrative paragraphs, signoffs, and any prose that frames the data around it.

Reference inputs inline with variable syntax. Both forms work:

Report period: {{reportDate.range}}
Prepared for: {{customer}}

Section-level styles control font size, weight, color, and alignment. A text section stays on a single page and does not split across pages — keep paragraphs scoped to one page worth of content.

Table

A live-query data table that pulls from your connected data source. Tables paginate automatically: rows flow across pages based on measured row heights, so a long result set spans as many pages as it needs without manual breaks.

Use tables for line items, transaction listings, ledger details, and any tabular data that benefits from row-by-row presentation.

Configuration options include density, header style, grid lines, striped rows, text wrapping, totals row, and whether the header repeats on continuation pages. Text wrapping affects how many rows fit per page — wrapped cells are taller, so fewer rows fit. See Table formatting for the full list.

Pivot Table

An aggregated pivot table with the same query setup as a table section. Pivot tables paginate across pages the same way tables do.

Use pivot tables when readers need totals grouped by one or more dimensions — revenue by region by month, units by category by quarter, and similar cross-tabs.

Spacer

A fixed-height block of empty space. Set the height to nudge content down the page or to add visual breathing room between sections.

Use spacers to separate logical groups of content without committing to a page break.

Page Break

Forces the next section to start on a new page. The current page ends wherever the page break is placed, and rendering resumes at the top of the next page.

Use page breaks to start a new table, chapter, or summary section on a fresh page regardless of how much room is left above.

Chart

Embeds a chart visual — bar, line, area, or any other chart type — using the same editor you use on dashboards. Charts render at a fixed height and do not split across pages.

Use charts for trend lines, comparisons, and visual summaries that complement your tabular data.

Reordering sections

Drag sections in the outline panel to change their order. The page reflows immediately, so you can preview the new layout without re-exporting.