Customizing Report Layout

Customizing a report involves changing the default layout to improve the overall appearance and readability of the report.

Change Layout Settings:

•Select the item to be changed and click on Format..Font. Oracle Reports displays a standard Font Setting dialog box. It specifies a font name as Courier New, bold, size as 10.

•Similarly text for a report can be inserted by creating a new boiler text and entering required Text. It specifies the needed text. Arranging the fields and texts inside the corresponding group frame, modifying the format of the field and aligning the fields along with respect to each other and many more can also be done.

•Notice the Fill Color, Line Color and Text Color tools located near the bottom of the Tool palette. A Line Color Tool is used to customize borders around layout objects. The Fill Color tool that is used to fill layout objects with colors and patterns and Text Color tool, enables you to modify the default text color.

Deleting Default Header and Inserting Report Header:

1.Select the text marked as ‘21st Century Products’ and press the <Delete> Key. It will be deleted. Likewise select ‘Report Run on’ and ‘Date’ items and press <Delete> key.

2.Click on Text item on the vertical tool bar that is button on it and place it in the header.
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