I believe that the βLayoutβ tab has been removed in VS2008 (or βbidsβ based on VS2008). In the previous version there were three tabs - "Data", "Layout" and "Preview".
In the 2008 version, the functionality available on the Data tab moved to the report data area, and the Layout was renamed (and redesigned) to Design.
However, there are many articles, posts, etc. that link to the Layout tab.
In any case ... Most properties should be available elsewhere, for example, in the report properties panel, etc.
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