Change the Appearance of Text in a Report

Change the appearance of text in a single element

You can change the text of a single element, which can be a label, data field or information field. You can change the font, font size, font style, text colour and background colour.

  1. Click the Images/HOWTO00000008.gif icon on the main frame toolbar 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 on it with the menu mouse button. This will open a pop-up menu with the single option Edit. Select this option. Select the Font button to open the Font window.
  2. Use the options in this window to choose the font, font size, font style and text colour of any text displayed by the element.
  3. Select the Color button to change background colour of the element. The Color window opens. Choose the colour that you want to use for the background from this window. This only changes the background colour of the selected element, not the whole report.

 

Change the default appearance of the text

You can also set the default font, font size, font style and text colour. The text of all elements that you place on the report design subsequently will use the default settings that you have chosen.

  1. Select Report Options from the View menu on the Report Designer Menu Bar.
  2. Select the Page Orientation, Size & Margins page in the Report Page Setup window.
  3. Select the Font button to open the Font window.
  4. Use the options in this window to choose the default font, font size, font style and text color for the report.
  5. Select the OK button to confirm your new settings and close the Report Page Setup window.

 

Tips

  • 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 can also use the options on the Report Designer Toolbar to change the appearance of text.
  • To get help on any of the windows in the Report Generator, press the F1key.
  • 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 change the appearance of the text of more than on element simultaneously by selecting multiple elements rather than a single one