Task 7: Format the report
Edit the column headings
4 Figure 1-23 Revised column headings in a report designFormat the column headings
To format a report element, set its properties in one of the following two ways:
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1 New Style appears, as shown in Figure 1-25. The left side displays the property categories. The right side displays the properties for the category that you select.Figure 1-25 New Style
5 Figure 1-26 Guide cells at the top and left of a tableFigure 1-27 Report preview showing header row styleDisplay first and last names on the same line
Edit Data Binding, shown in Figure 1-28, shows information about the data associated with the current data element. In Expression, dataSetRow["CONTACTFIRSTNAME"] indicates that the data element displays data from the CONTACTFIRSTNAME field in the data set.Figure 1-28 Edit Data BindingFigure 1-29 shows this expression in the expression builder. The empty quotation marks (" ") add a space between the first name and last name. You can type the expression in the text area or double-click an item in the lower right of the window to insert it in the expression.Increase the space between rows
Figure 1-31 Selected table row in the layout editor
3 Figure 1-32 Row height set to 24 points
4 Preview the report. The report should look like the one shown in Figure 1-33. There is more space between the rows of data.Figure 1-33 Report preview showing increased row spacing
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