View Preferences

Note:

Changes to the default settings in the View tab take effect in the next report opened or created, they do not affect the current report.

PreferenceDescription

Display Units

Select Inches, Centimeters, or Points to specify the unit of measurement to appear on the horizontal and vertical rulers in the Layout window.

Grid Spacing

Grid to display in the Layout area of the Layout window. The default width is 4 points and the default height is 4 points.

Snap to Grid

Aligns objects such as columns, lines, boxes, text objects, and images with the grid.

Display Grid

Displays the grid in the Layout area of the Layout window.

Display Alias in Layout

Displays database column aliases in the Layout window. For instance, an alias for a column named str_add could be Street Address.