Specifications

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Editing the Report Design
There are a number of toolbar icons within the Editor that will be discussed further in the
next example, but for this report a title will be added to the Page Header band by clicking
the
A icon (Text Field Object) on the toolbar then clicking anywhere within the Page
Header band.
The Edit Text Field dialog box will appear in which you can create text for the band as well
as change the font size, color, etc. You can also change the background color of the band.
Enter “Employee Roster” into the textbox as shown below. Click the font button to change
the font size to 18.
Figure 45 – Properties of the Text Field
Figure 46 – The text field added to the Page Header Band
The title “Employee Roster” will now appear in the Page Header band. Note that the title is
not centered, so click within the “Employee Roster” box and drag the field to the desired
location. Alternatively you can highlight the field and click the “centering text” icons
shown at the right.
You can also right click on the field which brings up a list of properties for the field that
can be modified.
You can change the background color of the band by positioning the cursor anywhere
within the band (but not on the field just created), right-click then select Edit. Click on the
“Color” button to select a background color for the band. For this example, dark grey is
selected. The report design now appears as follows:
Adding objects to a Band
Objects are added to various bands within the
report by clicking the object on the toolbar, then
clicking anywhere within the band where you
want the object to be placed. A corresponding
dialog box will appear in which you specify the
properties of the object.
The In Product Help (F1 key) contains a
complete list and description of the available
objects.
The Add a Text Field icon within the Band
Report Editor toolbar
Centering the text in the title band
To quickly center the text within the title bar
horizontally or vertically, click on the text, then
click the “Align the selected control to the
horizontal center of its parent” button, or click
“Align the selected control to the vertical center
of its parent” button.
Align to horizontal center of its parent
Align to vertical center of its parent