I have a pre-existing report (likely many of them, in fact, but looking at just one right now) that has all elements grayed out on the Format toolbar. When I click on any object on the report, I can see that the Lock Size/Position is depressed. But it is grayed out along with the rest of the items on the Format toolbar, including Lock Format, with the exception of Supress, so I cannot make any changes except Suppress for any objects on the report. The same is true on the Fomat menu bar; everything is grayed out. So I can make underlying changes to the report, such as data source & formulas, but I cannot move or format the visible objects on the report.

File → Report Options → Save Lock Report Design is unchecked. I checked it, entered the password, and saved it, then reversed that, but all to no avail. I was just guessing that might be involved, but evidently not.

Is there some underlying "lock format" for the entire report?

It is an .rpt file. And, as noted, I can make other changes, such as formulas and data source (and then save the file). So it seems the file itself is not read only. It is just the formatting that is not only locked but non-unlockable.

Edited by brain - 13 Sep 2017 at 3:48am

I tried exporting to .rpt, but all formatting remains locked and format menu bar options grayed out.

Is your report just in Crystal or have you opened it from the BI Platform (BusinessObjects or Crystal Reports Server)?

-Dell