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Table Properties
The Table Properties dialog box is used to specify the properties of a table. It appears when you right-click a table and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
There are the following tabs in this dialog box: General and Border.
OK
Applies the settings and closes this dialog box.
Cancel
Cancels the settings and closes this dialog box.
Displays the help document about this feature.
Ignores the setting and closes this dialog box.
General
This tab shows some general information of the table.
Name
Specifies the display name of the table.
Show NLS Value
Select this option to show the translated name for the display name of the object in the Name text box if you have enabled the NLS feature and translated it.
If selected, this option takes effect only when the display name of the object 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 from the color palette. You can select More Colors in the color palette to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range. You can also type a color string in the format #RRGGBB directly in the text box. If you want to make the background transparent, type Transparent in the text box.
Border
This tab shows information about borders of the table.
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.