1. Using B2C Service
  2. Customize a Report Background

Customize a Report Background

Adding colors or images to a report’s background can make it more suitable for presentations or other formal purposes. You can add colors and images from the Background tab of the Display Options window.

  1. From an open report, click the Page Setup tab.
  2. Click the button to the right of the Background group name.
  3. Click the Background tab.
  4. Enter field information.

    Background Tab

    Field Description

    Fill

    This section lets you define the colors to be used for the report’s background.

    Color/Top Color/Left Color

    The text description for this option varies depending on the Gradient Mode you select. Click this box to select a primary color as the background. See Change Colors.

    No Fill

    Select this check box to clear any fill colors previously selected. If this box is selected, the other options on the Fill window are disabled except Color. Selecting a color automatically clears the No Fill check box, enabling the other options.

    Gradient Mode

    Select the positioning of the primary and secondary colors for the background from the Gradient Mode drop-down list. Using gradient coloring lets you merge two colors. The following options are available.

    • None—Select this option to use only the primary color as the fill color. If you select None, the Gradient Color field is disabled.
    • Top to Bottom—Select this option to merge the colors from the top of the background to the bottom.
    • Left to Right—Select this option to merge the colors from the left of the background to the right.

    Gradient Color/Bottom Color/Right Color

    The text description for this option varies depending on the Gradient Mode you select. Click this box to select a secondary color to merge with the primary color. The fill colors then merge using the method defined in the Gradient Mode menu. See Change Colors.

    Transparency(%)

    Select a percentage to define how intense the fill colors are. A setting of 100% is completely transparent and prevents the fill colors from displaying. A setting of 0% has no transparency, resulting in intense background colors. The selected percentage is immediately reflected in the Preview field, so you can scroll through the transparency percentages to find a value that best suits your needs.

    Preview

    This area provides a sample of how the fill colors you select will appear on the report background.

    Picture

    In addition to adding background colors for a report, you can add a background or watermark image to the report.

    Select Image

    Click Select Image to select the image to use with the report. Images are added using the Images explorer. See Images Explorer.

    Clear Image

    Click Clear Image to remove a previously selected image from the report.

    Layout

    Click this drop-down list to define the placement of the image on the background. Available options are None, Title, Center, and Stretch.
  5. Click OK.