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Editing objects, layout parts, and the layout background
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Notes
• If changes you make to the layout background style do not display on the layout, ensure
that the body part is set to transparent. See
Setting the fill, line style, and borders for
objects, layout parts, and the layout background.
• For objects that have multiple components, each component has a separate style. For
example, portals have a Portal style, which formats the entire object, and a Portal:
Rows style, which formats only the rows of the portal. For objects with multiple components,
you can copy and paste only the format for the entire object (in this case, Portal, not Portal:
Rows). The style for the entire object is always the first style listed in the object type drop-
down list at the top of the Appearance tab in the Inspector.
To use the Format Painter tool to apply formatting attributes between layout
objects, parts, or backgrounds:
1. In Layout mode, select the object, part label, or click anywhere in the layout background that
has the formatting attributes you want to apply to other objects, parts, or backgrounds.
See Selecting objects.
Note To select the layout background, ensure no objects or parts are selected.
2. Click the Format Painter tool in the status toolbar, or choose Format menu > Format
Painter.
Tip To copy the display state of an object, hold down the Alt key (Windows) or the Option key
(OS
X), then click the Format Painter tool .
3. Do one of the following:
Note When you create a report in the New Layout/Report assistant, fields that are in summary parts
display the style for the summary part, not the theme’s default style. If you used the Field tool to add
a field to a summary part and the text is difficult to see, use the Inspector or the Format Painter tool
to copy the style you want from another field.
To apply formatting attributes to Do this
A single object or a layout part Select the object or part label that you want to change.
Multiple objects Drag the arrow pointer to make a selection box that
includes the objects. The selection box does not have to
completely surround the objects. To avoid including
partially selected objects, press Ctrl (Windows) or
Command (OS
X) as you drag.
Or, to apply copied formats to multiple objects
individually, double-click the Format Painter tool to lock it,
then Shift-click each object. To unlock and turn off the
Format Painter tool, press Esc.
A layout background Choose a different layout from the Layout pop-up menu,
then click its layout background.
For the new layout background to display, one or more
layout parts must be transparent. See
Setting the fill, line
style, and borders for objects, layout parts, and the layout
background.