Setting colors in a report

You can set different colors for each element of a report to enhance the display of information.

StepsTo set a solid background color in a report:

  1. Position the mouse on an empty spot in the report, display the pop-up menu, and select Properties.

  2. On the Background page in the Properties view for the report, select Solid from the Brush Mode drop-down list and a color from the Color drop-down list.

StepsTo set a solid color for a band in a report:

  1. Position the mouse pointer on the bar that represents the band, display the pop-up menu, then select Properties.

  2. On the Background page in the Properties view, select Solid from the Brush Mode drop-down list and a color from the Color drop-down list.

    The choice you make here overrides the background color for the report.

StepsTo set solid colors in controls in a report:

  1. Position the mouse pointer on the control, display the pop-up menu, then select Properties.

    You can set colors in the Background page in the Properties view.

    For controls that use text, you can set colors for text on the Font page in the Properties view. For drawing controls, you can set colors on the General or Background page in the Properties view.