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2.3.2.4 Understanding fields
Before going any further, take a look at the field you just placed in the Details section:
• First of all, the object frame indicates that when the report is printed, a field value will appear where
the box is positioned.
• If you haven't selected the Show Field Names check box on the Layout tab of the Options dialog
box, the object frame contains Xs to indicate that the database field contains a text string. Other
data types have different character representations. For example, a currency data type is represented
by $55,555.56.
• If your report is not showing field names, the number of Xs in the object frame is the data width, the
maximum number of characters in the field as defined by the database. Whether or not your report
shows field names, the width of the object frame is the field width (the amount of space allocated
to the field for printing). Initially it is set to the width needed to display the maximum number of
characters in the field (using the font selected for the field). You can change this width by resizing
the field.
• The size of the characters or Xs indicates the point size selected for the characters in the field.
• The font and style (Bold, Underline, and so on) used in displaying the characters or Xs indicate the
font and style selected for the characters in the field. Later in this tutorial you will learn how to make
changes to these properties.
• The line spacing is adjusted to the point size selected for the characters in the field.
2.3.2.5 Adding additional fields
Next, you will insert two additional fields in the report. This time, however, you will use the Ctrl-click
combination to add them at the same time.
2.3.2.5.1 To add additional fields
1.
Highlight the City field in the Field Explorer dialog box, press the Ctrl key on your keyboard, and
then highlight the Country field. Release the Ctrl key.
If you scroll through the field list, you will notice that both fields remain selected.
Note:
Using the Ctrl-click combination allows you to select a non-continuous range of fields. The Shift-click
combination can be used to select several fields from the list that are contiguous.
2.
Drag the fields to place them.
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