Getting Started Guide

Modifying a report
At the end of the last section, we left the Fuel Statistics report open in the edit mode
(Figure 241). We will be working on that report. These same steps can be used with
any report that you open for editing.
Figure 241: A report in edit mode
The Author is the name you listed in Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org > User
Data. The date is not correct. The columns need to be moved to the left to give a
better appearance. None of the numbers are correct, but their only purpose is to
show the number of decimal places.
Step 1: Change the date.
1) Click to the right of the date (4/26/20) so that the cursor is next to the field.
Use the Backspace key to erase the date.
2) Insert > Fields > Date. This places today’s date where the original date was.
3) Change the date formatting:
a) Double-click the date field you just inserted. The Edit Fields: Document
window opens (Figure 242).
Figure 242: Modifying a date field
b) Since this is a dynamic report, change the Select field from Date (fixed) to
Date.
c) Change the Format to what you desire. (I use the Friday, December 31,
1999 choice.) Click OK.
Step 2: Change the column widths.
The column widths can be changed by moving the cursor over the right border of
each column so that it becomes a double-headed arrow. Then drag and drop it to
where you want it. This has to be done for each column in each table in the report.
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