Aligning Text in Text Boxes

You can align text in text boxes horizontally. You can also increase or decrease the margin of text in text boxes using the indent option.

Table 20. Text Alignment and Indentation Options

Setting

Task

Alignment

Select Left, Center, or Right to specify the horizontal alignment for text in text boxes. For example, if you select Center, the text is aligned in the center of the text box.

Indent

Select the number of spaces to indent the text to the right for left-aligned text.

Note:

Indent functionality is limited to left-aligned text.

  To align text in a text box:

  1. Open a report and create a text box or select an existing text box.

  2. In the Text Properties property sheet, select one of the following from the Position Object on Report - Horizontal drop-down list.

    • None—Positions the printed text at its current location regardless of whether report objects above it or to its left change in size.

    • Relative—Positions the printed text relative to report objects to its left.

    • Left—Positions the text box on the left side of the report.

    • Center—Positions the text box in the center of the report.

    • Right—Positions the text box on the right side of the report.

  3. Select one of the following from the Position Object on Report - Vertical drop-down list.

    • None—Positions the printed text at its current location regardless of whether report objects above it or to its left change in size.

    • Relative—Positions the printed text relative to report objects above it.

    • Top—Positions the text box at the top of the report.

    • Middle—Positions the text box in the middle of the report.

    • Bottom—Positions the text box on the bottom of the report.