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The FP3 format often raises questions — especially among users who need to quickly open, view, or convert a prepared report without delving into development details. At the same time, confusion can arise right from the start: the FP3 extension is used in different software environments and may refer to completely unrelated file types. For example, from FastReport reports to 3D planning projects and even medical data. We have collected the 11 most frequently asked questions users encounter and prepared clear answers that take real-world tasks into account. You will learn how FP3 differs from other formats (in particular, from the FR3 template), which tools can help you work with such files, how to convert them to PDF and other formats, and how to solve common technical issues.

FP3 files are reports created with the popular report generation tool, FastReport. However, to open and view such files, a special program is required — FastReport Viewer.

The article tells about the possibility to hide unnecessary items Report Preview menu control of FastReport .NET.

We work with the report designer and the viewer from the command line as separate programs.

Title of the article partly reveals subject. I would like to consider configuration a viewer PDF files when exporting FastReport .NET report.