How to open RDLC in Design mode

Question

In my project i have created .rdlc file in xml formate, i want to see my report but it's not showing in design view. How can i get this?

Can any one please help me.

Answer 1

From your Visual Studio 2017 top menu:

• go to Tools menu
• select Extensions and Updates...
• now, from the left panel, choose online
• from the top-right corner, search : rdlc report
• choose Microsoft RDLC Report Designer and click download
• when download completed, close the visual studio to let installation begin

Now, you can re-open Visual Studio again, and double-click your reports to open in designer.

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