Specifications

Plan and Create the Report Design 89
ID Works Standard and Enterprise Version 5 Administrator’s Guide
Text Field Colors
You can select both a foreground and background color for your text
fields. The foreground color refers to the color of the text in the field.
You can specify either that the background be transparent (the
default) or that it be a solid color.
The printer does not print white. If you define the field to print in white
text, the printer will “knock out” the characters, allowing the surface of
the paper (usually white) to show through.
Arranging Fields on the Report Block
Each time you insert a field on the report block, ID Works Designer
places it, with default values for properties, in the upper left corner of
the block. You need to change its properties to suit your needs and
move it to the correct location in the report block.
Save time by copying and pasting formatted fields rather than always
inserting a new, default field. Insert your first text field and select the
font family and size you want to use (see the online help topic “Add a
text field to a report block” for step-by-step instructions). For the
additional fields, copy the first text field, and then paste it (see the
online help topic “Cut, copy and paste fields” for step-by-step
instructions) and change the Field Name and the text in the Sample
Data box on the General tab of the Edit Field Properties [Text] dialog
box. You will not have to change the font characteristics again.
Alternatively, you can format the text properties of multiple text-based
fields at one time. See the online help topic, “Format text properties
for multiple fields” for step-by-step instructions.