
Editing and formatting a label
The text of a label can be edited or formatted.
To edit a label:
- Double-click the label to select the text, or single-click and then drag to select a portion of the text.
- Type the replacement text.
You can also modify a label's text by using the Text property value in the Report Inspector.
To format a label:
You can format the label text with the Format toolbar, for example, you can change the font size, color, and alignment of the text.
To format a label, first select the label, and then perform any of the following tasks:
- To change the alignment of a label, click the required alignment button: Justify
, Left
, Center
or Right
. The text in the label will then be aligned according to your selection.
- To change the font face, click the Font Face Box
and then select the required font from the drop-down list. The fonts introduced with * are True Type Fonts. Refer to the chapter True Type Fonts for more information.
- To change the font size, click the Font Size Box
and then select the required size from the drop-down list (or enter the required value in the text box and then press Enter).
- To change the font style, click the corresponding font style buttons on the Format toolbar: Bold
, Italic
and Underline
.
- To change the background color of the label, click the Background Color button
; to change the foreground color of the label text, click the Font Color button
.
