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Inserting and Editing a Label
Inserting a Label
Labels are inserted automatically when you add a field or a table. However, you can insert a standalone label (or any other fixed text) by choosing Sys > Label
These items (bitmaps, labels and shapes) are available for insertion even within a sub-report or band. They are then repeated as many times as the band is rendered.
Editing a Label
When you click on the label that just got added, you will see a panel that allows you to edit various settings for that label. The label also gets highlighted and sizing handles are added around the label, allowing you to resize it by dragging any of them. You can also click right on the label and drag it around to reposition it. When you are dragging to move or resize an item, various snap indicators are automatically displayed to make it easier to align this label precisely with other items already on the report.
You will also be prompted with a Label dialogue box. The editing panel for the label (and for most other report items) contains a large number of settings to tune every aspect of the visual display.
Text – This is the text that is displayed inside the label.
Page break before – Enable this option if you wish to insert a page break before adding this field to the report.
Translate – Clicking on this option will bring up the Translations table, allowing you to populate different language options for the specified label in the report.
Delete – Clicking on this button will delete the label from the report.
Visual
Clicking on this dropdown allows you to modify the visual settings for the selected label.
The Background and Outline options allow you to change the background colour for the label, as well as the outline colour for the label.
The Fill option allows you to fill in the Label with a solid colour.
The Text option allows you to change the colour of the text for the label.
Position
Clicking on this dropdown allows you to enter exact positioning values for the label. You can position the label to the left and right, as well as adjust the width and height of the label.
Font
Clicking on this dropdown allows you to modify the font that is used for the text label.
Header Text – This allows you to modify the text colour.
Size – This allows you to adjust the size of the font used.
Font Dropdown – Use this dropdown to specify the font type used. For example Segoe UI.
Across the bottom, you have standard font settings, including Bold, and Italic, as well as alignment settings from left, centre and right.
