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Report objects - Background information
" The inserted record object has already been selected.
6) Click the Edit Object Template in the report window button bar to switch over to
the edit-object mode.
" The edit-object mode is where you can select and edit the separate elements of the record objects selected. Any other objects defined on the
page are displayed with a crosshatching pattern only, for reference purposes.
7) Select all field objects that you wish to replace with your own field objects (select
and [Del]). Delete, e. g., the "Application" and "Image Comment".
8) Click the Field button in the Report Objects button bar to add a new field object
to the record.
" The Select Field dialog box will be opened. This is where you’ll find all database fields that are defined in the active image database.
9) Select the check box in front of the desired database fields and confirm with OK.
" The mouse pointer will change its shape. Click on the spot approximately
where you wish to have the field objects placed. Once the field objects
have been inserted, you can position them more precisely.
" The Select Object Template dialog box will be opened. This is where you
select a template for a field object. Should your report template contain a
single format for field objects, or not, the field object will be automatically
inserted in a standard format.
" All selected fields are inserted in the record object underneath one another.
10) Click the Finish Object Editing button in the report window button bar to save the
altered record object.
11) Enter a name for the altered record object into the Finish Object Editing dialog
box and click the Save Object Template button to terminate adaptation of the
record object to your database.
12) Use the File > Report > New... command to save the report templates under another name.
13) Use the File > Report > New... command to produce reports based on the newly-adapted report template. Your own report templates will now be included in
the User Templates tab in the New Report dialog box.
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14) Now insert an image from the database into the adapted record object.
" The image and the desired field entries as well, will be included in the report.
Text objects
Background information
Text objects You cannot enter text into a report directly. Before you can insert text, you have to
reserve space for it. The area reserved for text is defined by a "text object". Text formatting is determined by the text object’s properties. If you, e. g., use different font
sizes in your report, you have to define a separate text object for each different text
format.
Text-entry mode When in text-entry mode, the pointer is positioned within a text object allowing you to
insert text. The text-entry mode is active directly after a text object has been inserted.
If you want to edit texts in already existing text objects, doubleclick the text object us-