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Special Field Properties
This topic describes how you can use the Special Field Properties dialog box to update the properties of a special field. Server displays the dialog box when you right-click a special field and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
This topic contains the following sections:
You see these elements on all the tabs:
OK
Select OK to apply any changes you made here.
Cancel
Select Cancel to close the dialog box without saving any changes.
Select to view information about the Special Field Properties dialog box.
Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.
General Tab Properties
This tab shows some general information of the special field.
Name
Specifies the display name of the special field.
Show NLS Value
Select to show the translated name for the display name of the object in the Name text box if you have enabled the NLS feature and translated it, and when you have not modified the display name of the object.
Width
Specifies the width of the special field.
Type
Specifies the type of the special field. Select a new one from the drop-down list if you want to change the type.
Height
Specifies the height of the special field.
Position
Select the position mode of the object when it is directly contained in the report body, a tabular cell, or a text box.
- Absolute
Select if you want to use the X and Y property values to decide the object's position. - Static
Select if you want to place the object at the default location in its container. Server will hide or disable the X, Y, and other position-related properties.
Top Padding
Specifies the space between the text of the special field and its top border.
Bottom Padding
Specifies the space between the text of the special field and its bottom border.
Left Padding
Specifies the space between the text of the special field and its left border.
Right Padding
Specifies the space between the text of the special field and its right border.
Background
Specifies the background color of the special field.
To change the color, select the color indicator to select a color from the color palette. You can select More Colors in the color palette to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range. You can also type a color string in the format #RRGGBB directly in the text box. If you want to make the background transparent, type Transparent in the text box.
Foreground
Specifies the foreground color of the special field.
To change the color, select the color indicator to select a color from the color palette. You can select More Colors in the color palette to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range. You can also type a color string in the format #RRGGBB directly in the text box.
Back to topFont Tab Properties
Specify the font properties of the special field. You can modify all the font settings in this tab.
Font
Select the font face of the text.
Size
Specify the font size of the text.
Horizontal Alignment
Select the horizontal alignment mode of the text in the object.
Vertical Alignment
Select the vertical alignment mode of the text in the object.
Bold
Enable this property if you want to make the text bold.
Underline
Enable this property if you want to underline the text.
Strikethrough
Enable this property if you want to attach a strikeout line to the text.
Italic
Enable this property if you want to make the text italic.
Autofit
Enable this property if you want to automatically adjust the object width according to the maximum length of the content.
Word Wrap
Enable this property if you want to wrap the text to the object width.
Ignore HTML Tag
Enable this property if you don't want Logi Report Engine to parse the HTML tag elements in the text, at runtime or in the HTML output, so they display exactly as what they are in the report.
Disable this property if you want Engine to transfer the HTML tag elements to the web browser so the web browser translates them into HTML.
Border Tab Properties
This tab shows information about borders of the special field. You can modify all the border settings in this tab.
Color
Specify the border color.
Width
Specify the border width.
Top Line
Select the style of the top border line.
Bottom Line
Select the style of the bottom border line.
Left Line
Select the style of the left border line.
Right Line
Select the style of the right border line.
Shadow
Select if you want to add a shadow effect to the border. Web Report Studio and JDashboard cannot render the shadow effect.
Shadow Color
Specify the color of the border shadow.