To create a dashboard with the Shape element, you should make the following actions:

 

Step 1: Launch the report designer;
 
Step 2: Create a dashboard or add it to an existing report;

 

Step 3: Click on the Shape element in the Toolbox of the report designer or on the Insert tab;

 

Step 4: Select the type of the Shape;

 

 

 

Step 5: Place an element on the dashboard;
 
Step 6: If the element editor is not displayed, you should double click on the text;
 
Step 7: Specify stroke size of the current shape;

 

Step 8: Select stroke color with the help of the color palette element;

 

 

 

Step 9: Select the type of fill brush of the current shape;

 

Step 10: Depending on the type of brush you select, you should set the fill of the current shape with the help of parameters and controls;

 

 

 

Step 11: Close the element editor;
 
Step 12: Go to the Preview tab.