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title: "How can I hide blank fields on the generic PDF/Word Reports?"
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# How can I hide blank fields on the generic PDF/Word Reports?

1. Edit your form in the form builder. To do this, Select the "**Reporting**" button and then select "**Generic** **Report**". ![Form Builder showing the Reporting button and Generic Report option](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/12415719188749?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-30T08%3A17%3A34Z&se=2026-10-30T09%3A17%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=nP%2FIE59hkeG2aBYo9t%2FiTRSKWdbRGHk3etLMgc6pRSk%3D)
2. A "**Report** **Setting**" screen will appear in the "**General**" tab. Within the "**Other** **Settings**" section you can select the checkbox "

**Exclude all empty fields from reports?"**

![Report Settings screen showing the Exclude all empty fields checkbox](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/12416973957901?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-30T08%3A17%3A34Z&se=2026-10-30T09%3A17%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=nP%2FIE59hkeG2aBYo9t%2FiTRSKWdbRGHk3etLMgc6pRSk%3D)