To use the tools in the tool palette, click the desired tool to perform the action. If the tool is designed to perform an action on objects, it appears grayed out until one or more objects are selected. Then clicking the tool performs the action on the selected object(s).
Anchor |
Enables you to anchor two objects together. To draw an anchor, click an edge of the child object, click at other positions in the editor (optionally), and double-click an edge of the parent object. Using the constrain key (usually the Shift key) while placing the anchor on the child object causes it to be constrained to the nearest 25 percent increment. |
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Arc |
Enables you to draw an arc boilerplate object. To draw an arc, click-and-drag diagonally to define the object, then release. To draw the arc of a circle, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). You can set special Graphics Options for an arc object using the Format menu. |
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Ellipse |
Enables you to draw an elliptic boilerplate object. To draw an ellipse, click-and-drag diagonally to define the object, then release. To draw a perfect circle, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). |
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Fill Color |
Displays all of the available colors, No Fill, and Patterns. Choosing any of the colors or No Fill sets the fill color for the selected objects and all subsequently created objects. Selecting Patterns displays a pattern palette. Choosing any pattern sets the fill pattern for the selected objects and all subsequently created objects. At the bottom of the Pattern palette are foreground and background color palettes. Choosing foreground and background colors sets the colors for the patterns. |
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Field |
Creates a field. To draw a field, click-and-drag diagonally to define the object, then release. To draw a perfect square, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). |
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File Link |
Creates a boilerplate object that is read in from a file. The boilerplate may be text, drawings, or images and is represented as a rectangle in the editor. To draw a File Link object, click-and-drag diagonally to define the object, then release. To draw a perfect square, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). |
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Frame |
Creates a frame. To draw a frame, click-and-drag diagonally to define the object, then release. To draw a perfect square, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). |
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Freehand |
Draws a free-form boilerplate object. To draw a freehand object, click-and-drag to define the object, then release. |
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Frame Select |
Selects a frame or repeating frame and all of the objects within it. Any object that is indirectly or directly anchored to an object within the frame or repeating frame is also selected. Any object that is anchored to the frame or repeating frame or an object outside of the frame or repeating frame is not selected. |
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Graph |
Enables you to create a graph in your report. To create a graph, click in the painting region to display the Graph Wizard. |
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Line Color |
Displays all of the available colors, No Line, and Patterns. Choosing any of the colors or No Line sets the line color for the selected objects and all subsequently created objects. Selecting Patterns displays a pattern palette. Choosing any pattern sets the line pattern for the selected objects and all subsequently created objects. At the bottom of the Pattern palette are foreground and background color palettes. Click these to display the available colors. Choosing foreground and background colors sets the colors for the patterns. |
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Line |
Draws a line boilerplate object. To draw a line, click where you want one endpoint, drag to the other endpoint, and release. To draw perfectly horizontal, vertical, or 45 degree lines, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). You can set additional options for lines by choosing Line Width, Bevel, Dash, or Arrow from the Format menu. |
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Magnify |
Magnifies an area around the point on which you click by a factor of two (that is, the objects become twice as big as they were). By pressing the constrain key (usually the Shift key) while using the Magnify tool, you magnify by a factor of one-half (that is, the objects become half as big as they were). This tool is useful when you want to focus on one part of a large layout. |
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Polygon |
Draws a polygon boilerplate object. To draw a polygon, click at the desired location of the first vertex, then click at the next vertex, and so on. To finish drawing the polygon, double-click at the final vertex, and a line is drawn connecting the first and last vertices. To draw a perfectly horizontal, vertical, or 45 degree segment, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). Constraining one vertex does not affect subsequent vertices. |
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Polyline |
Creates a polyline boilerplate object. To draw a polyline, click at the desired location of the first vertex, then click at the next vertex, and so on. To finish drawing the polyline, double-click at the final vertex. Unless you manually connect the first and last vertices, they are not connected (as with the polygon object). To draw a perfectly horizontal, vertical, or 45 degree segment, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). Constraining one vertex does not affect subsequent vertices. |
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Rectangle |
Draws a rectangular boilerplate object. To draw a rectangle, click-and-drag diagonally to define the object, then release. To draw a perfect square, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). |
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Repeating Frame |
Creates a repeating frame. To draw a repeating frame, click-and-drag diagonally to define the object, then release. To draw a perfect square, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). |
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Report Block |
Enables you to define a default layout for a portion of your report, without overwriting the entire layout model. To create an additional default layout, click in the painting region to display the Report Block Wizard. |
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Reshape |
Changes the shape of selected objects. To reshape objects, click-and-drag on their control points. The control points you see when reshaping differ from those you seen when selecting an object.
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Rotate |
Rotates selected boilerplate text and graphic objects. To rotate an object, click-and-drag one of its control points. The selected object will rotate in the direction you drag. These additional rules apply when using the Rotate tool:
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Rounded Rectangle |
Draws a rounded, rectangular boilerplate object. To draw a rounded rectangle, click-and-drag diagonally to define the object, then release. To create a square with rounded corners, use the constrain key (usually the Shift key). You can set special Graphics Options for a rounded rectangle object using the Format menu. |
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Select |
Selects one or more objects for an operation. When an object is selected, its control points become visible. By shift-clicking, you can select multiple objects or groups. When you select an object in the Report Editor, it is also selected in the Object Navigator. |
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Text Color |
Displays all of the available colors. Choosing any of the colors sets the text color for the selected objects and all subsequently created objects, until you change it. |
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Text |
Creates and edits a boilerplate text object. You can create a boilerplate text object with the Text tool in one of two ways:
To edit existing boilerplate text, click the boilerplate text object and start typing/editing. When you are typing or editing text, you are in text mode. To get out of text mode, click outside of the boilerplate text object. While in text mode, you can perform actions on text such as cut, copy, and paste, or use the Stylebar to change fonts and alignment. Note: If you change the font or size of the boilerplate text, the bounding box automatically grows or shrinks with the text. |
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