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 component on the page.
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Override Depth
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(not set)
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An alternative depth expression that overrides the Top Depth value to force plotting at a different depth.
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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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(option) In some cases text over-writing may occur if multiple Log Columns are plotting in the same area of the Page. In this case an Override Depth can be used from a second column in the same Data Source rather than changing that actual depth value in the database.