Formatting Table and Column Headings

Format report table headings on the Table > Heading and Table > Columns tabs

Setting the heading text

To set the TABLE heading, on the Heading tab enter the heading text in the Title field.

To set the COLUMN heading, on the Columns tab select the column whose heading you want to set. Click Modify to open the column properties window and enter the heading text in the Header field.

Using dynamic column headers

Select Use Dynamic Column Headers to use the contents of the first data row as the table header. Note that this applies only to rows containing bound data.

Formatting the heading text

To format heading text:

  1. On the Heading tab, click the Format button beside the heading that you want to format. This opens a formatting screen for that element.
    • To format the table heading, click the button beside the Title field
    • To format the column headings and header row, click the button beside the Table Header field
  2. In the formatting screen set the:
    • Font, font size, font color and font style.
    • Vertical and horizontal alignment of the text.
  3. Click OK to save your changes.

Setting the background colour

To set the background colour, click the Background button to open a colour chooser, and choose a colour. This sets the colour for:

  • The table header
  • The header row
  • The table footer