Text properties can be modified based on what you want to show in a report. Double-click a text object in the template in order to open the Text Properties dialog box.
Property | How to modify it |
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Text | The text inserted in the template component. You can modify it in this field. |
Always visible / Visible | You can use a rule to set the visibility of a text during output. You can set the text to always be visible during output, or apply a rule to the text so that it appears under certain output conditions. |
Name | A unique name for the text, it does not have to be the same as the text inserted into the template component. |
Font | The font applied to the text object. Click ... to open the Font Properties dialog box. |
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Line spacing |
The line spacing for the text. NOTE: This setting is only for graphical templates. Choose from the list: Single, 1.15, 1.5 or Double |
Justify | The alignment of the text in the template. Choose from the list: Left, Center, Right. |
Angle | The angle (in degrees) that is applied to the text object. It can be positive or negative. |
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Border(s) |
NOTE: This only applies to textual templates that are output as Microsoft Excel files. Apply borders to the text object. You can apply them to any side of the text object by clicking the checkbox. You can choose from: No border, Thin, Thick or Double. |
Set as default for new texts | Select the check box to save the settings applied to all new texts. |
Click Apply to modify the changes and keep the dialog open, or click OK to accept the changes and close the dialog. Click Cancel if you do not want to retain any of the changes.
See also
Inserting a text object in Template Editor
Font properties for texts and value fields in Template Editor
Setting the visibility of texts, drawing objects and graphical fields in Template Editor