Property
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Default Settings
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Notes
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Plot Scale Text
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False
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If True, the depth is plotted on the scale. This text can be formatted as normal.
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Draw Sides
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Both
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Select which sides of the component the scale ticks are drawn
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Primary Tick Interval
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0.5
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When the Page Depth (either default or specified in the database)is divided by the Primary Tick Interval the result must be a whole number to avoid rendering problems
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Primary Tick Length
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0.3
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Ratio of the components total width
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Secondary Tick Count
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2
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Number of divisions created by secondary ticks
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Secondary Tick Length
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0.2
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Ratio of the components total width
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Tertiary Tick Count
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10
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Number of divisions created by tertiary ticks
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Tertiary Tick Length
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0.1
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Ratio of the components total width
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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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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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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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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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Simply create a Log Column and 
Place a Scale component on the Log Column. This will open the Text Editor, simply Cancel this and preview the report. 
The Scale can be fine tuned in the Property Grid.