Chapter 9. How to take care of report appearance

9.1. How to change text appearance

To change the appearance only for chosen part of text, first select the part.

9.1.1. How to change font style

  1. Choose Font style from list on the toolbar Format

    1. or choose Font from popup menu or choose from menu Format > Font

    2. or use short-cut key Ctrl + L

      You will see window Font

    3. Select or write font form from Font list

9.1.2. How to change font size

  1. Select Font size from toolbar Format

    • or

      1. choose Font from popup menu or choose from menu Format > Font

        You will see window Font

      2. Select or write font form from Size list

9.1.3. How to change font color

  1. Choose Font from popup menu

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Font

        you will see window Font

      2. Select color from Font color list list

    If your favorite color isn't on the list, select position More colors and you will see window which allows selecting any color

9.1.4. How to change background color

  1. Choose Font from popup menu

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Font

        you will see window Font

      2. Select color from Font color list list

    If your favorite color isn't on the list, select position More colors and you will see window which allows selecting any color

9.1.5. How to make text bold

  1. Choose on toolbar Formatting

    1. or choose Font from popup menu or choose from menu Format > Font

    2. or use short-cut key Ctrl + B

      You will see window Font

    3. from Font style list select Bold

9.1.6. How to make text italic

  1. Choose on toolbar Formatting

    1. choose Font from popup menu or choose from menu Format > Font

    2. or use short-cut key Ctrl + I

      You will see window Font

    3. from Font style list select Italic

9.1.7. How to underline text

  1. Choose on toolbar Formatting

    1. choose Font from popup menu or choose from menu Format > Font

    2. or use short-cut key Ctrl + I

      You will see window Font

    3. from dropped down list Underline Style select your favorite line style

9.1.8. How to change spaces between characters

  1. Choose Font from popup menu

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Font

        You will see window Font

      2. fill field Spaces between characters and determine space size

9.1.9. How to create shadow effect behind a text

  1. Choose Font from popup menu

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Font

        You will see window Font

      2. select in space Effects option Shadow

9.1.10. How to display text as superscript

  1. Choose Font from popup menu

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Font

        You will see window Font

      2. select in space Effects option Superscript

9.1.11. How to display text as subscript

  1. Choose Font from popup menu

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Font

        You will see window Font

      2. select in space Effects option Subscript

9.1.12. How to strike a text

  1. Choose Font from popup menu

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Font

        You will see window Font

      2. select in space Effects option Strike

9.1.13. How to double strike a text

  1. Choose Font from popup menu

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Font

        You will see window Font

      2. select in space Effects option Double Strike

9.1.14. How to left align a paragraph

  1. Select on toolbar Formatting

    • or use short-cut key Ctrl + L

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Paragraph

        You will see window Paragraph

      2. select tab General

      3. select Align left from Paragrph list

9.1.15. How to right align a paragraph

  1. Select on toolbar Formatting

    • or use short-cut key Ctrl + R

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Paragraph

        You will see window Paragraph

      2. select tab General

      3. select Align right from Paragrph list

9.1.16. How to center a paragraph

  1. Select on toolbar Formatting

    • or use short-cut key Ctrl + E

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Paragraph

        You will see window Paragraph

      2. select tab General

      3. select Center from Paragrph list

9.1.17. How to justify a paragraph

  1. Select on toolbar Formatting

    • or use short-cut key Ctrl + J

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Paragraph

        You will see window Paragraph

      2. select tab General

      3. select Justify from Paragrph list

9.1.18. How to set default tabulators for the whole report

  1. choose from menu Format > Tabulators

    You will see window Tabulators

  2. file field Default document tabulators, giving their value in cm

9.1.19. How to set tabulators for a paragraph

  1. set cursor in paragraph, where you want to set tabulators

  2. click on horizontal ruler, in place where you want to set tabulator

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Tabulators

        You will see window Tabulators

      2. file the field Position giving the tabulators location in cm

      3. select button Set

9.1.20. How to delete tabulators for a paragraph

  1. set cursor in paragraph, where you want to delete tabulator

  2. click on horizontal ruler, in place where you want to delete tabulator

    • or

      1. choose from menu Format > Tabulators

        You will see window Tabulators

      2. from the list Tabulators select tabulator, which you want to delete

      3. select button Delete

9.1.21. How to change borders

  1. set cursor there where you want to change borders

  2. choose Border from toolbar Borders

    • or choose from menu Format > Borders

    You will see window Borders