> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.daedaline.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Adding Report Sections

> Build out your report by adding, editing, and reordering sections in plan mode.

A report in Daedaline is made up of **sections** — each section is a discrete prompt that Daedaline uses to generate a block of content from your project's documents. You control what each section covers by giving it a title and a description written in plain language.

All section editing happens in [plan mode](/report-composer/plan-mode). You can either edit sections directly or ask [Report Chat](/report-composer/report-chat) to do it for you.

## Adding a section

1. Open a report. It will open in plan mode by default.
2. Click **Add Section** in the report toolbar.
3. A new empty section is appended to the outline and the editor scrolls to focus it.
4. Give the section a **title** and a **description** of what it should cover.

The description is the prompt Daedaline will use when generating the section's content. Be specific about what information you want and how you want it formatted.

## Editing a section

In plan mode, every section is editable in place:

* Click the title to rename the section.
* Click the description to edit the prompt.
* Changes save automatically as you work.

## Reordering sections

1. Click **Reorder** in the report toolbar.
2. Drag sections into your preferred order.
3. Click **Done** to save the new order, or **Cancel** to discard changes.

<Note>
  While reorder mode is active, other toolbar actions (**Add Section**, **Export**, **Save as template**) are disabled.
</Note>

## Section states

Each section shows its current state in the outline and editor:

| State      | Meaning                                                                           |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Draft      | Not yet generated. Included the next time you click **Accept & Generate Report**. |
| Processing | Queued or currently being generated. An animated indicator is shown.              |
| Ready      | Generation complete. The rendered markdown content is available in view mode.     |
| Error      | Generation failed. You can retry the section.                                     |

## Generating content

Once your outline is ready:

1. Click **Accept & Generate Report** in the action bar at the bottom of the editor.
2. Draft sections move into the processing state and Daedaline generates their content.
3. When generation finishes, the report switches automatically to view mode so you can read the results.

To revise a generated report, switch back to plan mode, adjust the sections you want to change, and click **Accept & Generate Report** again.

## The report outline

The **outline panel** in the middle of the report view lists all sections with their titles. Click a section to jump directly to it, or collapse the panel using the outline button to free up space for the editor.

## Saving as a template

Once you have built a report structure that you want to reuse:

1. Click **Save as template** in the report toolbar.
2. Give the template a name and optional description.
3. The template is saved at the organisation level and becomes available to all team members when creating new reports.

## Exporting a report

Click **Export** in the report toolbar to download the current state of the report as a document file.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Report Chat" icon="message" href="/report-composer/report-chat">
    Let Daedaline add or edit sections for you from a natural-language prompt.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Mirroring a Report" icon="copy" href="/report-composer/mirroring-a-report">
    Start from an existing document's structure.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>