You need to create a style/format before it can be used. All the activities regarding setting up different formats are carried out from Styles screen.
- On the Desktop Studio screen, click button on the toolbar.
OR - On the Desktop Studio screen, from Format menu, click Styles. The Styles screen appears.
Figure 4: Styles screen
You can perform the following actions:
Action | Comments |
Add | To add a style/format on the report |
Modify | To modify the selected style/format |
Delete | To delete the selected style/format |
OK | Saves all the changes made to the style/format |
Cancel | Close screen without making changes to the report |
Up and Down arrow buttons | Select a style row and click Up button or Down button to move the selected style/format up or down. |
To create/add a new style/format
On the Styles screen,
- Click Add button. The New Style screen appears.
Figure 5: New Style screen
- In Name, specify a unique name for the style/format being created.
- Select styles settings such as font, font style, size, back color, fore color, under line, strikethrough on Styles
- Select Borders settings such as line style, color, shadow on Borders
- Click OK to save the created style/format. The newly created style/format appears in the list on the Styles
To modify a style/format
- On Styles screen, select the style/format that you want to modify.
- Click Modify The Modify Style screen appears.
- Edit/modify the required details.
- Click OK to save the changes.
To delete a style/format
- On Styles screen, click the format that you want to delete.
- Click Delete The message, “You are trying to delete the selected item. Are you sure?” appears.
- Click OK to delete the style/format.
Global Styles
Styles set up here can be imported in any of the reports. Once it is imported, it will be available in respective open report through Styles drop-down list. To navigate to Global Styles screen:
- From Tools menu, click Options. The Options screen appears.
- Under Global Styles area, under Custom Design subtab, select Manage Styles check box.
- Click OK.
To create a global style
- On Global Styles screen, under Custom Design subtab, click Manage Styles The Styles screen appears.
- Click Add The New Style screen appears.
- Specify style settings such as font, font style, size, back color, fore color, under line, and strikethrough.
- Click OK to save the global style.
To modify a global style
- On Global Styles screen, select the style that needs to be modified.
- Click Modify The Modify Style screen appears.
- Edit/modify the required details.
- Click OK to save the changes.
Important: To get effect of modified styles if they are used (imported) in any of the reports, click Auto update where used check box before clicking Manage Styles button.
To delete a global style
- On Global Styles screen, select the style that needs to be deleted.
- Click Delete The message, “You are trying to delete the selected item. Are you sure?” appears.
- Click Yes to confirm and delete the global style.