Property
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Default Settings
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Notes
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Top Depth
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(not set)
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Expression built using the Text Editor, evaluated value is used to position top of component on the page
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Base Depth
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(not set)
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Expression built using the Text Editor, evaluated value is used to position base of component on the page
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Border Style
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(not set)
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Expression built using the Text Editor, evaluated value is used to change the border style
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Plot As Range
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False
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If false, the component ignores all Top Depth values (starts from the top of the Page) while its Base Depth is used to control its bottom placement. The second component to print then starts at the Base Depth of the first component. If true, the component is placed exactly using both the Top and Base Depth values. If there are gaps and overlapping between components is possible in this mode.
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Plot With Variable Width
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False
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Only works when Plot As Range is True. If true, and the Variable Width Value is set to an expression, the width of the component will be changed. The left edge is fixed while the right edge position will change. The width is calculated as a ratio between the Variable Width Maximum (constant value) and the Variable Width Expression. This ratio is applied to the original with of the component in design.
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Variable Width Maximum
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1
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Sets the value representing 100% width. For instance this may be 50 for SPT N-values
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Variable Width Value
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(not set)
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Expression built using the Text Editor, evaluated value is used to calculate a variable width for the component
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Text
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(not set)
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Expression from either the Text Editor (double-click the component) or using the components Field List
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Text Brush
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Solid
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Sets the type of brush and color used to draw the text
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Font
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Arial, 8pt
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Sets the font style
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Horizontal Alignment
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Left
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Sets horizontal alignment; left, center, right
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Vertical Alignment
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Top
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Sets vertical alignment; top, center, bottom
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Text Format
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General
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Sets the format to be applied to the value
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Allow HTML Tags
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False
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If False, HTML Tags are not processed in text. If True, HTML Tags are used to format text.
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Angle
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0
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Sets the angle at which text is rendered in a report.
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Editable
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False
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If True, allows editing once the report is rendered into the report preview.
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Hide Zeros
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False
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If True, a value of zero (0.0) these will be hidden
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Margins
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0,0,0,0
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Sets the internal margins within the component
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Only Text
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False
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If False, expressions are evaluated, if True expressions are treated as text and not evaluated
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Processing Duplicates
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None
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If multiple components are exactly the same, these can be processed in various ways. If None, no processing is completed
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Shrink Font To Fit
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False
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If True, if the component size is too small to fit text at the design size it will be reduced to fit
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Shrink Font To Fit Minimum Size
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1
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If ShrinkFontToFit is True, text is reduced until the minimum font size is reached.
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Text Quality
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Standard
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Standard, Typographic, WYSIWYG options. Standard gives the best repeatability of rendered results.
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Text Options
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(various)
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Word Wrap
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False
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If False, text is limited to a single line and is cut-off once it extends past the end of the component
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Left
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(various)
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Indicates the left position of the component with respect to the component on which it is placed
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Top
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(various)
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Indicates the top position of the component with respect to the component on which it is placed
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Width
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(various)
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Can be changed by typing the value in the Property Grid or dragging either the right or left edge to a new position.
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Height
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(various)
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Can be changed by typing the value in the Property Grid or dragging either the top or bottom edge to a new position.
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Brush
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Solid | Transparent
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Sets the background color and style
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Border
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None
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Sets the side, line style, line size and color etc around the edges of the component
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Conditions
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[No Conditions]
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Sets certain properties of the component depending on present condition.
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Component Style
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(not set)
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If component styles are being used in a report this property can be used to quickly update the components style
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Use Parent Style
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False
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If True the style of the Page is used for the style of the Log Body band
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Dock Style
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None
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Determines how the component docks in the Parent container
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Enabled
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True
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If True, the component will be rendered. If False, the component is not be rendered. This is useful for turning on and off parts to the report without needing to delete items
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(Name)
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(auto-generated)
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Names are auto-generated on creation, but these can be changed for ease of reading if required
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(Alias)
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(not set)
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Can be set if Alias names are being used during design
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Restrictions
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All
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Restricts changes to the component. Various options
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Lock
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False
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If True the components position cannot be altered
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In the Property Grid enter an expression for both the Top and Base Depth parameters. These values are used to place the rendered component at the correct position on the Page. 
Plot As Range. If false, the component ignores all Top Depth values (starts from the top of the Page) while its Base Depth is used to control its bottom placement. The second component to print then starts at the Base Depth of the first component. If true, the component is placed exactly using both the Top and Base Depth values. If there are gaps and overlapping between components is possible in this mode.
Plot With Variable Width (only works when Plot As Range is set to true). If true, and the Variable Width Value is set to an expression, the width of the component will be changed. The left edge is fixed while the right edge position will change. The width is calculated as a ratio between the Variable Width Maximum (constant value) and the Variable Width Expression. This ratio is applied to the original with of the component in design.