Operation Manual

Formatting
Using a template
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2. Choose Undo the current template and click OK.
The chosen template’s features are removed and your report reverts
back to the formatting it had when you first opened it.
Note: To remove a template, you must use this option; the Undo
command is not available from the Edit menu.
Reapplying the last template selected
If you want to reapply the last template you selected during a session of
Crystal Reports, you can simply select an option on the Template Expert.
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To reapply the last template selected
1. On the Report menu, click Template Expert.
Tip: Another way to do this is to click the Template Expert button on the
Expert Tools toolbar.
2. Choose Re-apply the last template and click OK.
Using Template Field Objects
You can use Template Field Objects to create more flexible report templates.
These report objects do not refer to existing database fields; you simply put
them in your template report and format them as you require. When you apply
the template to another report, Crystal Reports displays that report’s data with
the formatting you specified. Therefore, when you design a template, you
don’t have to know what data might be in the report you’ll eventually apply it
to—you use Template Field Objects to take care of the possibilities for you.
Note: Template Field Objects are applied only to result fields: database
fields, parameter fields, SQL statements, and formulas. Special Fields are not
considered result fields.
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To add a Template Field Object to a template report
1. On the Insert menu, click Template Field Object.
A placement frame is attached to your cursor.
2. Place the Template Field Object frame on your template report.
A Template Field Object can be placed in any report section.
3. Right-click the object and click Format Template Field from its shortcut
menu.
A list of formatting options appears. You can choose any of the options;
when you do, the appropriate tab of the Format Editor appears.