Add Frames or Borders to a Report

Add a Visible Frame to a Single Element or Band

You can make the frame around an element or band visible, so that it appears as a border.

  1. Click the Reports button on the main frame tool-bar to open the Report Generator. Select the report that you want to modify from the list then select the Modify option. Select the OK button.
  2. Select the element.

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  1. Click the Images/HOWTO00000010.gif button on the Report Designer toolbar to open the Frame window.
  2. Tick the relevant tick boxes to indicate if you wish the Top, Bottom, Left and/or Right lines of the frame to be visible.
  3. Select the width of the lines using the Width spin-edit box. This is measured in pixels. The default colour of the lines is black. If you wish to change this, select the Color...; button and choose a new colour from the standard Color window.
  4. Select the OK button to close the Frame window and display the frame according to the settings you have made.

 

Add a Visible Frame to the Report Page

You can also make the frame that defines the area of the report page visible. This has the effect of drawing a border around each page of the report.

  1. In the Report Designer, select Report Options...; from the View menu to open the Report Page Setup window.
  2. Select the Frame & Columns page.
  3. In the Frame section of the page, tick the relevant tick boxes to indicate if you wish the Top, Bottom, Left and/or Right lines of the frame to be visible.
  4. Select the width of the lines using the Width spin-edit box. This is measured in pixels.
  5. The default colour of the lines is black. If you wish to change this, select the Color...; button and choose a new colour from the standard Color window.
  6. You can also choose a style for the visible lines of the frame. They can be solid, dotted, dashed or a combination. Select the style that you want to use from the Style drop-down list.
  7. Select the OK button to close the Report Page Setup window and display the frame according to the settings you have made.

 

Tips

  • To get help on any of the windows in the Report Generator, press the F1 key.
  • You can also open the Report Page Setup window by clicking the menu mouse button on there report design, outside any report elements. Select Report Options from the pop-up menu.
  • You cannot overwrite any of the pre-designed reports once you have modified them. You can save the modified report under a new name.
  • you can add a visible frame to more than one element simultaneously by selecting multiple elements instead of a single one
  • If you wish to change the size of the border, resize the frame.