Editing Table Properties
To edit the table properties you have to load them into the property
pane.
- The table properties are displayed in the properties pane when you select a
table. A table is selected through the Select menu after clicking on
any cell in the table body. Through this method you can also directly select
one of several
nested tables.
- As a shortcut you can simply double-click on any body cell of the table.
- The table properties are then loaded in the property pane. The Table
and Border tabs come from the tables style sheet. The settings
in the style sheet can be reused in other tables. The Totals and
Filter tabs come from the actual table. The filter tab is used to
override the settings from the table wizard.
The Basic Table Style Properties
- Name
- Names the table style, so that it can be reused in other templates. Names
starting with an asterisk '*' are predefined and cannot be changed.
- Header on Each Page
- Specifies whether the table header shall be repeated on each new page.
Default is Yes.
- Page Totals on Last Page
- Specifies whether the page or running totals shall be repeated on the last
page. Default is Yes.
- Breakable
- Specifies whether the table is allowed to be broken at a page border. If
set to No then the page will be kept together on a single page unless
it is longer than a page. Default is Yes.
- Suppress empty
- Specifies whether the table headers shall be supressed if the table is
empty.
- Background
- Specifies the general table background. Thsi background is used for cells
that inherit their background of for empty cells and for the space between
cells.
Borders
- Width
- The border width to use for setting a border. Select one of the predefined
values or type a decimal value in point units.
- Color
- The color to use for setting a border. Select one of the predefined values
or pop up the color chooser
- Style
- Specifies the style to use for setting a border. Select one of the styles.
- Instant
- Set several borders instantly.
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Sets all borders to none. |
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Sets all outside borders to the value specified above. |
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Sets all inside borders to the value specified above. |
| Default |
Specifies that all borders shall be inherited from the surrounding table or from the default. |
Specific parts of the border
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Sets the bottom border to the value specified above. |
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Sets the border separating header and body to the value specified above. |
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Sets the top border to the value specified above. |
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Sets the horizontal inner header border to the value specified above. |
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Sets the horizontal inner body border to the value specified above. |
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Sets the vertical inner body border to the value specified above. |
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Sets the vertical inner header border to the value specified above. |
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Sets the left header border to the value specified above. |
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Sets the left body border to the value specified above. |
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Sets the right body border to the value specified above. |
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Sets the right header border to the value specified above. |
Totals
This tab appears only when an actual table is selected. It does not appear
when you are editing the style alone.
The tree
shows all fields that are in the table and the various totals you can calculate
for them. Just select one of the fields and drag them to the page.
Note:The totals are placed
outside of the table. Page totals and running totals must be placed in the page
footer.
Filtering/Sorting/Grouping Properties
This tab appears only when a table (and not just a table style) is selected.
It does not appear when you are editing the style alone.
It displays the various settings from the wizard for reference. The filter,
the sorting and the header rows can be edited.
- Collection
- The name of the collection that is the source for this table.
- Type
- The element type of the collection.
- Type Filter
- The subclass of the type that this table shall be restricted to. This type
provides the column fields for the table.
- Filter
- Shows the current filter. Click into the filter value to pop up the
filter editor
- Sorting
- This shows the fields taht are used for sorting. Click into the value to
pop up the sorting editor
- Grouping
- This shows the fields used to group the table. Because the grouping defines
the fundamental structure of the table it can not be changed after table
creation. To change the grouping you have to delete the table and create a
new table with the wizard.
- Header Rows
- This specifies the number of rows above the table, that are considered as
header rows. Header rows are kept together with the first row of the table,
they are formatted using the table style and they will be repeated on each new
page. If you increase the value more lines above the table will become part of
the table. (No rows are added or deleted)
Contents
Frame Properties
Formatting Numbers and Dates