Applying conditional formatting

With conditional formatting you can change the formatting of fields based on data that is printed to the report.

In conditional formats, you can define these properties:

Foreground color
Background color
Bold
Italic
Underline
Border side
Top, Bottom, Left, Right, or combinations of these
Border style
Border thickness
Border color

If the report is in exact positioning mode, you can also set horizontal alignment and vertical alignment in a conditional format.

You can specify conditional formats for these report elements:

Report
Layout
Label
Field
Special field

A single element can have multiple conditional formats. If multiple conditions evaluate to true, the formats are merged. Conditional formats cannot be directly specified on all field types but a format on a report or layout may also affect other field types.

Within a single element, properties are applied from top to bottom. For example, the first format of a field specifies a blue background color. The second format specifies a red background color and white foreground color. If both conditions are true, the field gets a blue background color and white foreground color.

Across elements, properties override properties on a higher level. For example, a conditional format on a layout specifies a red background color and white foreground color. A conditional format on a field in that layout specifies a blue background color. If both conditions are true, the field gets a blue background color and white foreground color.