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If you want to render the report with the default rendering extensions, make sure to design your report in the report builder tool as well.

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titleGood Practice

Before opening the RDL with the OfficeWriter Designer:

  1. Save a back-up copy of your report. The Designer will add information to the RDL and it is very difficult to revert the RDL to it's original state. Keep a clean back-up copy in case you need to start over.
  2. Upload your report to Report Manager and export to one of the default formats. This will confirm that your queries and data sources are configured correctly for your Reporting Services instance.

Step 2: Put the report in a location so that the users who are designing the report for Excel or Word can reach it

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