Generating Format-Specific Style Blocks

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You can create format-specific style blocks from Report Painter for HTML, EXCEL, PDF, AHTML, FLEX, and PPT reports.

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Procedure: How to Create a Style Block
  1. In Report Painter, use the drop-down list to click User from the Output Format toolbar.

    The General button appears on the Output Format toolbar.

  2. Style your report as desired.
  3. Click General and select Copy active styling to and then the format you want this style block to apply to, HTML, EXCEL, PDF, AHTML, PPT, FLEX.

    Note: Once a style block is created, a subtab appears on the Report Options dialog box with corresponding report options available for that style block.

  4. To create additional blocks for different formats, click General (note that this button may say the name of the style block applied) and click Create new empty style block and then the format.
  5. To copy styling from a style block you have already created, click General (note that this button may say the name of the style block applied) and click Copy styling from and then the format.

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Procedure: How to Activate a Style Block
  1. In Report Painter, use the drop-down list to click User from the Output Format toolbar.

    The General button appears on the Output Format toolbar.

  2. Click General and click Activate style block, then the format you want to use.

    Note: Once a style block is activated, a subtab appears on the Report Options dialog box with corresponding report options available for that style block.

    Your style block is applied and the General button changes into a button reflecting the style you select.


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Reference: Options for Style Blocks

The following options are available for style blocks:

Activate style block

Activates a selected style block.

Create new empty style block

Enables you to create a new style block.

Tip: You may use the StyleSheet File Selector to apply different StyleSheets to each style block. For more information about the StyleSheet File Selector, see Using the StyleSheet File Selector.

Copy active styling to

Copies the style from the current style block to another.

Copy styling from

Copies the style from the selected style block to the current style block.

Clear current style block

Removes all formatting from the style block.

Delete current style block

Removes the current style block from the report. The styling that is applied to the report remains.


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