>Hi all, am I correct in thinking that providing I've installed the right components I can create a report using SSMS ? Because I've spent all day installing various SQL Server packages and still don't see a template for a SS Report in the create project types - I'm using SS Express 2014

This is what I use for standalone reports.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42301

I also create a lot of reports from the VS IDE, but I run those reports from VS apps.