The component is supplied with the embedded designer, which can be called in design-time b double-clicking on the TfrxReport component. The designer provides the user with convenient tools for developing report's appearance, along with the abilit of simultaneous previewing. Designer' s interface meets up-to-date requirements. It contains several toolbars, which can be located wherever you want. The information about bar's location is stored in a ini-file and is restored each next time you launch the program. All other designer's settings are stored in the ini-file as well.

The designer can be accessed from Delphi environment in design-time. To use the designer in a project,you should either use the "TfrxDesigner" component from the FastReport component palette,or add the "frxDesgn" unit into the uses list. Using the designer in run-time allows a user to set the report' s appearance, as well as to edit a finished report.

In the picture, denoted with numbers:
1 – designer's working space;
2 – menu bar;
3 – toolbars;
4 – object''s toolbar;
5 – designer mode toolbar;
6 – report pages' tabs;
7 – "Report tree" window;
8 – "Object inspector" window;
9 – "Data tree" window. You can drag elements to a report page from this window;
10 – rulers. When dragging a ruler to a report page, the guide line (which objects can be adhered to)appears;
11 –status line.