Color and pattern selections are applied to an entire object (for example, you can apply a color to all the text in the object but not to a segment of the text).
You can change colors and patterns in your report in the following ways:
In the Reports Builder user interface, use the following tools in the Paper Layout view's tool palette:
The Line Color tool is used to customize the color of borders around layout objects. Note: The Windows platform does not support a border pattern (that is, patterns for the Line Color tool).
The Fill Color tool is used to fill layout objects with colors and patterns.
The Text Color tool is used to change the default text color.
The Fill/Line/Text Display, the box directly above the three Color tools, shows the currently selected fill, border, and text. The default fill and border for objects created by Reports Builder is transparent, while the default for objects you create is a black, onepoint line around a white fill.
In PL/SQL, use the following SRW packaged procedures:
For templates, set the following properties in the template Property Inspector:
The Fill Pattern property defines the pattern to use for the space enclosed by the objects. You can define the background and foreground colors of the fill pattern using the Foreground Color and Background Color properties.
The Edge Pattern property defines the pattern to use for the borders of the objects. You can define the background and foreground colors of the edge pattern using the Edge Foreground Color and Edge Background Color properties. Note: The Windows platform does not support a border pattern.
The Text Color property specifies the text color to use for the object(s).
Additionally, you can set color palette preferences to specify how it is used by a report and modify the color palette to change the definition of individual colors.
To change the color palette being used by the current report, you can import a new color palette. You can also export the current color palette for use by other reports.
Modifying the color, pattern, or border of body objects in a template
Setting color palette preferences
Importing or exporting a color palette
Changing object border attributes
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