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Modifying an Individual Field’s Properties

You can modify a field’s properties in many ways. Table 4–2 lists the field properties you can change and which Report Builder options you can use to change them.

Table 4–2: Changing Field Formats 


Field Property
You can change the characteristics using the . . .

Properties Menu

Format
Bar
Field Properties Dialog Box
Default Settings Dialog Box
Alignment
Font and size
Font, style, and effect
Font color
Field format
Merge left
UNKNOWN value display
Expression1
  1. You define or modify a calculated or aggregate field expression from the Calculations menu.

Notice that the Field Properties dialog box provides access to all field properties settings. You access the Field Properties dialog box by selecting a field and double-clicking. Figure 4–1 shows the Field Properties dialog box for a numeric field.

Figure 4–1: Field Properties Dialog Box

This dialog box contains the following user-interface elements:

Field

Identifies the field name.

Type

Identifies the Report Builder data type and Progress data type.

Alignment

Displays the current alignment.

Font

Displays the current font.

Format

Displays the field format.

Merge Left

Specifies whether merge left is enabled.

Unknown

Specifies how the field displays UNKNOWN values.

Expression

Displays the field’s expression, if applicable.

The buttons in the dialog box fall into two categories: local and global properties. The local properties affect only the selected instance of the field. The global properties affect all copies of the field.

Each of the buttons access the dialog boxes for specifying the corresponding field information. For example, when you choose the Alignment button, the Alignment dialog box appears.


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