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Paragraph Tab (Format Editor)

Use the Paragraph tab of the Format Editor to set formatting options for paragraphs in a text object.

Indentations

First Line
Enter the distance in inches (or the default measurement for your report) that you want the first line of the paragraph to be indented from the rest of the paragraph.
Left
Enter the distance in inches (or the default measurement for your report) that you want the paragraph to be indented from the left margin of the page.
Right
Enter the distance in inches (or the default measurement for your report) that you want the paragraph to be indented from the right margin of the page.

Spacing

Line spacing
Enter the spacing you want for lines as a multiple of the font size you are using, or as an exact number of points.
Of
Use this box to enter the multiple you want to use (if you selected Multiple for Line Spacing), or the number of points (if you selected Exact for Line Spacing).

Reading Order

Left to Right
Select this button if the text should be read from left to right.
Right to Left
Select this button if the text should be read from right to left.

Horizontal Alignment

Alignment
Select whether you want the text to be aligned to the Left, to the Right, or in the Center of the text box. If you want the text to be aligned on both the left and the right, choose Justified.

Text Interpretation

Text interpretation
Use this list to select the type of pre-formatted data (string or memo fields only) or text you are inserting in a field. Crystal Reports extracts information about the font, size, style, color, and paragraph and displays the data or text with the specified attributes.

Your choices are:

  • "none" to interpret the string or memo field or imported text as if it contains plain text
  • "RTF Text" to interpret the string or memo field or imported text as if it contains Rich Text Format data
  • "HTML Text" to interpret the string or memo field or imported text as if it contains HTML data.

See Also

Format Editor Dialog Box | Conditional Formatting