# RibbonReportingTab Class

> The RibbonReportingTab class represents a Windows Forms ribbon tab to integrate mail merge and reporting functionality. To modify a document by using these options the TextControl must be connected with the Ribbon that hosts the RibbonReportingTab.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Class
- **Introduced:** 24.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.dll` from the setup
- **Inherits:** `System.Windows.Forms.TabPage` › `TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonTab`
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon > RibbonReportingTab Class
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/llms-full.txt

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### Description

The RibbonReportingTab class represents a Windows Forms ribbon tab to integrate mail merge and reporting functionality. To modify a document by using these options the [TextControl](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/llms-full.txt) must be [connected](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/textcontrol/ribbon-property/llms-full.txt) with the [Ribbon](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbon/llms-full.txt) that hosts the RibbonReportingTab.

### Syntax

```csharp
public class RibbonReportingTab : RibbonTab
```

```vbnet
Public Class RibbonReportingTab
    Inherits RibbonTab
```

### Examples

The following example creates a Ribbon Reporting Tab instance and configures its key tip setting for a document workflow.

```csharp
using TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonReportingTab ribbonReportingTab = new();
ribbonReportingTab.KeyTip = "Quarterly report";
```

```vbnet
Dim ribbonReportingTab As New TXTextControl.Windows.Forms.Ribbon.RibbonReportingTab()
ribbonReportingTab.KeyTip = "Quarterly report"
```

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## In This Section

- [RibbonReportingTab Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/constructor/llms-full.txt): Initializes a new instance of the RibbonReportingTab class.
- [RibbonReportingTab.DataSourceManager Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/datasourcemanager-property/llms-full.txt): Provides the DataSourceManager that is connected with the RibbonReportingTab.
- [RibbonReportingTab.FieldNavigatorSidebar Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/fieldnavigatorsidebar-property/llms-full.txt): Gets or sets the sidebar that is connected to the RibbonReportingTab's TXITEM_FieldNavigation button.
- [RibbonReportingTab.FindItem Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/finditem-method/llms-full.txt): Finds a control that has the provided RibbonReportingTab.RibbonItem identifier.
- [RibbonReportingTab.RibbonDropDownItem Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/ribbondropdownitem-enumeration/llms-full.txt): Each RibbonDropDownItem represents a drop-down item in the RibbonReportingTab. The corresponding string of a RibbonDropDownItem is the same as the item's Name property. The RibbonDropDownItem enumeration can be used with the ResourceProvider class that provides static methods to receive bitmaps or strings which are associated with the corresponding ribbon drop-down item.
- [RibbonReportingTab.RibbonItem Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/ribbonitem-enumeration/llms-full.txt): Each RibbonItem represents an item in the RibbonReportingTab that is not a drop-down item. The corresponding string of a RibbonItem is the same as the item's Name property. The RibbonItem enumeration can be used with the FindItem method to get an item and manipulate it or with the ResourceProvider class that provides static methods to receive bitmaps or strings which are associated with the corresponding ribbon item.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [RibbonReferencesTab.RibbonItem Enumeration](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreferencestab/ribbonitem-enumeration/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [RibbonReportingTab Constructor](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol-windows-forms-ribbon/ribbonreportingtab/constructor/llms-full.txt)