Control Which Areas Appear in Your Reports
If you’d like to choose which areas are included in your reports, you can easily do that using the Hide/Visible controls in your project’s Areas workspace.
This is especially helpful when you’ve:
Created multiple design options for the same space (for example, two versions of a front yard)
Added alternate or experimental plant selections you don’t want to share yet
Want to simplify what your client sees without creating a separate project
Important Note: Hidden areas remain fully visible in your workspace for your own reference — they’re simply excluded from your deliverables.
How to Hide or Show Areas
Managing which areas appear in your reports is done directly from the Areas tab in the Design section of your project. The settings you make here apply to all reports connected to this project.
Open the Areas workspace
Go to your project.
Click the Design section, then select the Areas tab to see your list of project areas.
Hide one or more areas
To hide an area, check the box to the left of the area name.
With the areas selected, look at the bottom of the screen, and click Hide. You can select multiple areas at once.
Or, click the More button on the far right of an area row and choose Hide from the dropdown options.
How Hidden Areas Display
Once hidden, these areas will:
Move automatically to the bottom of your list of areas and display a “No Show” icon next to their names. That same icon will display in your filters, so you can quickly see which areas are visible and which are hidden.
Show hidden areas again
To make hidden areas visible again, re-check their boxes and select Make Visible from the footer or More dropdown.
Before You Generate Your Report
When you’re ready to create your report, make sure your report settings are configured to Group by Area.
In the Online Reports or PDF Reports section of Present, click on the report you want to use. Then make sure you select Group by Area.
This ensures your report is grouped correctly and only includes the visible areas you’ve chosen to share.
That's it, now you can choose exactly which areas to showcase, and which to keep private.