Define Group Options for Report Styles

Groups are used to organize and display data into sections to make Reports easier to read. Each Group of data is displayed with a Group Header band and Group Footer band. Use the Report Style Group Options to define the following:

• Group Header: Font, text alignment, color, and lines of the Group Header band.
• Group Footer: Font, text alignment, color, and lines of the Group Footer band.

To define the Group Header and Footer options for Report Styles:

1. Open the Report Style Window to edit a Report Style or create a New Report Style.
2. Click Group Options in the Report Styles window.

   

3. Define the Font settings:
   • Font type (example: Microsoft Sans Serif)
   • Font size (example: 22)
   • Font style (bold, bold italic, italic, regular)

4. Define the Alignment and Color settings:
   • Text alignment (vertical and horizontal)
   • Text color
   • Background color (the color that appears behind the text in the title only)

5. Select the Draw lines check box if you want to add lines:
   • Select where to place lines using the Top, Bottom, Left, and or Right check boxes.
   • Enter a Line width to set the thickness of the lines (all lines, Top, Bottom, Left, and/or Right, will be the same width).
   • Click the Line color drop-down to define the line color.

6. Click OK to save and close the Report Style, or proceed to Column Headers.