Using Toolbar to change Report Elements

You can use the toolbar of the Report Designer to change certain properties of the selected elements.

Make sure you select the elements that you want to change the properties of – see Selecting Elements.

To change the font of the selected elements, select the required font in the font combo box in the toolbar. This applies only to text element (both static and dynamic) and conditional elements that define text elements in their conditions. If no elements are selected pressing this button will set the font to be used for new text elements.

To change the font size of the selected elements, select the required size from the font size combo box in the toolbar. You can also type the size directly into the size text box and press Enter. This feature applies only to text elements (static and dynamic) and conditional elements that define text elements in their conditions. If no elements are selected pressing this button will set the font size to be used for new text and tag elements.

Certain report elements like static or dynamic text can be aligned relative to their bounding rectangle in the horizontal or vertical direction. There are altogether six icons on the toolbar that allow changing the alignment of the selected elements. Three icons align text in the horizontal direction (left, center, right) and three icons align text in the vertical direction (top, middle, bottom).

To make the selected elements center aligned click on the icon in the toolbar. This applies only to text elements, tag elements, images and conditional elements that define text elements or images in their conditions. If no elements are selected pressing this button will make sure that any new text or tag element will be center aligned.

To make the selected elements right aligned click on the icon in the toolbar. This applies only to text elements, tag elements, images and conditional elements that define text elements or images in their conditions. If no elements are selected pressing this button will make sure that any new text or tag element will be right aligned.