Using Text Boxes

Inserting a Text Box

To insert a text box on the report, from the Insert menu select TextBox. Drag the cursor to the position required for the box on the Report Layout window, and enter the required text.

You can enter a customized expression directly into the text box by entering an equals sign at the beginning of the expression. Expressions which exclude the equals sign are treated as text. For more information on expressions see Using Expressions.

Editing a Text Box

To edit a text box, highlight the box on the Report Layout window and edit the text directly in the box.

You can edit the layout and appearance of a text box by amending its properties in the property bar. For example, you can add borders of different colors, adjust the padding, that is, the distance between the text and the text box. Rich text features are not supported. See Formatting Text Boxes for further information.