User`s guide

11.6.7 Undo/Redo activities
Crystal Reports includes multiple levels of undo. With multiple levels of undo, you can undo any number
of changes to an object, in reverse order, until you have your report in the condition you want it.
The program also has a redo feature that reverses an undo. If you move an object, for example, and
do not like its new position, you can click Undo to move it back to its original position. If you then change
your mind, you can click Redo to restore the latest change.
The Undo and Redo buttons have lists that allow you to undo or redo a number of changes at one time.
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To undo an action, click Undo on the Standard toolbar.
The first time the button is clicked, it reverses the most recent change made to the report. Each
additional time the button is clicked, it reverses the next most recent change.
To undo several actions at once, click the arrow button to display the list of actions. Select the series
of actions you wish to undo.
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To redo a change after you have undone it, click Redo on the Standard toolbar.
The program disables the Undo button and the Undo/Redo commands whenever there is nothing
to undo/redo or when you have made a change that cannot be reversed.
To redo several actions at once, click the arrow button to display the list of actions. Select the series
of actions you wish to redo.
Note:
You can only undo or redo actions in order from the most recent backward. You cannot undo an action
without undoing more recent actions.
11.7 Using the Format Painter
Use the Format Painter to copy absolute or conditional formatting properties from one report object to
one or more target objects. The Format Painter button is activated on the Standard toolbar when you
select a source object in your report. If you apply formatting to a target field that is not the same as your
source field, only the common properties are applied. For example, if your source field is a Boolean
field and your target field is a currency field, only the common font and border properties are changed;
Boolean properties are not applied and currency properties are not set.
Note:
• The Format Painter does not copy hyperlink information to a target object or field.
• The Format Painter does not copy formatting that is applied through use of the Highlighting Expert.
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