User`s guide

Form letters.........................................................................................................................198
10.5
Working with text objects.....................................................................................................199
10.5.1
Creating a form letter using a text object..............................................................................200
10.5.2
Printing conditional messages in form letters........................................................................205
10.5.3
Formatting...........................................................................................................................207Chapter 11
Formatting concepts............................................................................................................207
11.1
Using a template..................................................................................................................207
11.2
Applying a template..............................................................................................................208
11.2.1
Removing an applied template..............................................................................................209
11.2.2
Reapplying the last template selected..................................................................................209
11.2.3
Using Template Field Objects...............................................................................................210
11.2.4
Template considerations......................................................................................................211
11.2.5
Using the Report Design Environment..................................................................................213
11.3
Section characteristics.........................................................................................................214
11.3.1
Making an object underlay a following section......................................................................214
11.3.2
Pre-printed forms.................................................................................................................216
11.3.3
Multiple columns..................................................................................................................216
11.3.4
Hiding report sections..........................................................................................................217
11.3.5
Hiding report objects............................................................................................................218
11.3.6
Placing text-based objects....................................................................................................220
11.3.7
Placing multi-line, text-based objects....................................................................................223
11.3.8
Importing text-based objects from a file................................................................................224
11.3.9
Spacing between text-based objects....................................................................................225
11.3.10
To allow for overflow field representation.............................................................................231
11.3.11
Selecting multiple objects.....................................................................................................232
11.3.12
Vertical placement...............................................................................................................233
11.3.13
Inserting character and line spacing......................................................................................233
11.3.14
Setting fractional font sizes..................................................................................................234
11.3.15
Setting page size and page orientation.................................................................................235
11.3.16
Setting page margins...........................................................................................................236
11.3.17
TrueType fonts.....................................................................................................................236
11.3.18
Printer drivers......................................................................................................................237
11.3.19
Formatting a report for web viewing.....................................................................................238
11.3.20
Formatting properties...........................................................................................................238
11.4
Working with absolute formatting.........................................................................................239
11.5
Adding borders, color, and shading to a field........................................................................239
11.5.1
Making a report, section, area, or object read-only...............................................................240
11.5.2
Locking an object's size and position....................................................................................241
11.5.3
Changing your default field formats......................................................................................241
11.5.4
Adding and editing lines.......................................................................................................243
11.5.5
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