Using Text Functions to Display Information

Text functions display report information such as the report name or description, information about a database associated with a grid, or information about data in your database connection.

You can use text functions in text boxes, text rows and columns, and as custom headings for data and formula rows or columns. The type of text functions that you can insert is context-sensitive. For example, you can insert page numbers only in a report header or footer. For more details about text functions, see Text Functions.

To use text functions to display information in a report:

1. In the design pane, do one of the following

   • When editing a text box, click .

   • In a heading cell in a grid, click , then select Custom Heading, and then click ..

   • In a text cell in a grid, click .

   • In a formula cell in a grid, click , then select Custom Heading, and then click ..

2. In the Insert Function dialog box, select a function, and then specify the parameters for the function. Then, click Select to insert the text function.

   For more information about text functions, see Text Functions