Format Data dialog: Format tab

Use this tab to change how Discoverer displays items on the worksheet. For example, to change default the font, text size, text color, and alignment. Each option changes the default item format for the item currently selected on the Edit Worksheet - Format tab (see "Edit Worksheet dialog: Format tab").

For more information, see:

"About editing worksheets"

Font

Use this pull down list to specify a text font for the item.

Size

Use this pull down list to specify a font size for the item.

Style

Use this pull down list to specify a font style for the item (e.g. bold, italic, underlined).

Color

Text

Use this color pane to specify a color for the item text.

Background

Use this color pane to specify a background color for the item text.

Alignment

Use these buttons to set the vertical and horizontal text alignment.

Wrap words in cell

Use this check box to wrap the item text to fit into the space available. When not selected, the text is cut-off if it exceeds the space available.

Example

This area shows how the type selected will look on the worksheet.

Show Actual font size

Use this check box to display text in the example area in the font size and style selected.