From the Data View:
Use the icons at the top of the data view to specify whether you wish to drag and drop a reference to a data value, or a data item's caption (title). You can also choose to have the values and captions aligned in a table format. See Data Values and Captions.
- For data values passed to the report - when you place the data item on the design page, it is automatically enclosed in a Word Box/ Word Wrap Box or Decimal Format Box container, depending on the data type.
- For captions (titles) for data items - the caption is automatically enclosed in a Word Box.
From the
Toolbox:
- For additional text - use a Word
Box or Word
Wrap Box. You can enter the text when you drag the report element onto the report design
page, or you can set the value of the text property in the Properties View. You can also double-click on the text in the report
design page to edit it.
- For Numeric data - use a Decimal
Format Box, which makes it possible to parse and format numbers in any locale. The value property specifies the
number. You can define the printed format, including decimal places, by setting the value of the
format property in the
Properties View. You can also double-click on the text in the report design page to edit it.
- For HTML pages - use an HTML Box. which displays the image of
an HTML document in a report.
- For Images - use an Image Box, which
allows you to specify the image to be printed by setting the location property.
- For page numbers - use a Page Number Box to
automatically display the correct page number for each report page.
- For tables - use a Table to set up an object that
contains columns and rows to display rows of data.
- For business graphs - choose the appropriate Business Graphs object
(chart or pivot table) for the specific type of graph. See Working with Charts.
- For values like "Total from previous pages" or "Totals until this point" - use an InfoNode and Reference
Box. These two elements work together to enable this type of content. See Design HowTo for additional
information.