Chapter 4 Managing a Report

Formatting a paragraph

You can select a paragraph format for any item, except for graphs and page breaks.

If you call the Format dialog box from the Available Items pane, the paragraph formatting becomes the default format, as explained in section "Defining global format for an item".

If you call the Format dialog box from the Report Items pane, the paragraph formatting applies to the selected report item, as explained in section "Formatting individual items".

The following paragraph formatting is available from the Format dialog box:

• Indentation (left, right, first line)
• Spacing (before, after, internal line spacing)
• Justification (alignment)

To format a paragraph:

1. Select an item.
2. Select Report→Format.
   
   The Format dialog box opens to the Font tab.
3. Click the Paragraph tab to select Indentation, spacing and justification formats.
   
4. Select an item in the Available Items pane of the Format dialog box.
   
   The item is highlighted.
5. Define paragraph format.
6. Click OK.

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