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Box Tab (Format Editor)

Use the Box tab to change the fill, border, width and style of your box.

Border

Style
This list shows all the available line styles for your box; such as: single, double, dashed, and so on.
Width
Click the button which represents your desired border line width. This option is available only for Single border lines, and not for Dashed or Dotted border lines.
Color
This list shows all the available colors for your box. Select the desired color from this list.
Drop Shadow
Select this check box if you want to have a drop shadow below and to the right of your box.

Fill

Color
If you select this check box, the Color list appears showing all the available colors to fill your box.
Close Border on Page Breaks
Select this check box if you want the program to convert box segments into finished boxes when the program splits a box due to a line break. When this property is selected, the program adds the bottom to the first box and the top to the second, creating a finished half inch box on each page.
Extend to Bottom of Section when Printing
Select this check box if you want the program to allow the box to extend to the bottom of the section.
Suppress
Select this check box if you do not want the box to print.
Repeat on Horizontal Pages
Use this option to repeat a report object that does not expand horizontally, such as text objects, field objects, charts, maps, lines, boxes, and so on, on each additional horizontal page that a cross-tab or OLAP grid might create.

See Also

Format Editor Dialog Box | Inserting Shapes