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Table Properties
The Table Properties dialog appears when you right-click a table and select Properties from the shortcut menu. It helps you to specify the properties of the table and contains the following tabs:
OK
Applies the settings and closes this dialog.
Cancel
Cancels the settings and closes this dialog.
Displays the help document about this feature.
Ignores the setting and closes this dialog.
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This tab shows some general information of the table. See the tab.
Name
Specifies the display name of the table, which will be shown on the shortcut menu of the table.
Show NLS Value
Specifies to show the translated name of the display name of the table in the Name text box if you have enabled the NLS feature and translated it.
If checked, this option takes effect only when the display name of the table is not modified.
Horizontal Alignment
Specifies the horizontal justification of the table. Choose an option from the drop-down list.
- left: Aligns the table on the left of the report.
- right: Aligns the table on the right of the report.
- center: Aligns the table in the center of the report.
Background
Specifies the background color of the table.
To change the color, select the color indicator to select a color, or select More Colors in the color indicator to access the Color Picker dialog in which you can select a color within a wider range or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB. If you want to make the background transparent, input Transparent in the text box.
Border
This tab shows information about borders of the table. See the tab.
Color
Specifies the border color.
Width
Specifies the border width.
Top Line
Specifies the style of the top border line.
Bottom Line
Specifies the style of the bottom border line.
Left Line
Specifies the style of the left border line.
Right Line
Specifies the style of the right border line.