About the Properties and Formatting dialog box

You can modify your entire document, as well as the individual controls within it, using the Properties and Formatting dialog box. The Properties and Formatting dialog box contains options to perform a wide variety of tasks with your document, including the following:

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• Adjust the position of controls or size of the document. For details and steps, see Moving controls on documents.

• Modify the look and feel of an entire document or individual controls.

• Determine how the document is exported. For details and steps, see Defining which document export modes are available to users.

• Create a table of contents or watermark for the document.

• Hide or show document sections. For details and steps, see Hiding and displaying sections.

• Enable or disable Flash Mode. For steps, see Report Services preferences.

• Select a widget to use for a specific Grid/Graph. For details and steps, see Turning a Grid/Graph into a widget.

Properties and Formatting dialog box contents

The options displayed in the Properties and Formatting dialog box depend on the type of control or object selected. Therefore, some options may not be displayed.

The Properties and Formatting dialog box contains the following options. Click any of the properties below for help specific to that property.

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• For individual controls in the document, including text fields, selectors, widgets, and panel stacks:

• Properties:

• General

• Layout

• Image

• Grid

• Line

• Selector
  
  Note: Image, Grid, Line, and Selector will only appear in the Properties and Formatting dialog box when they are added to the document.

• Widget
  
  Note: The Widget option is only displayed if you select a Grid/Graph or widget.

• Format:

• Color and Lines

• Font

• Number

• Alignment

• Effects

Accessing the Properties and Formatting dialog box

The Properties and Formatting dialog box can be accessed in several ways. Choose the method that suits the tasks you want to perform in your document:

To modify an individual control using the Properties and Formatting dialog box

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1. Open the document to be formatted.

2. Right-click the control to format and select Properties and Formatting. The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens.

To modify export, table of contents, and other document-wide settings using the Properties and Formatting dialog box

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1. Open the document to be formatted.

2. From the Format tab, select Properties and Formatting. The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens.