Operation Manual

Formatting
Using the Format Painter
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The Undo and Redo buttons have lists that allow you to undo or redo a
number of changes at one time.
• To undo an action, click Undo on the Standard toolbar.
The first time the button is clicked, it reverses the most recent change
made to the report. Each additional time the button is clicked, it reverses
the next most recent change.
To undo several actions at once, click the arrow button to display the list
of actions. Select the series of actions you wish to undo.
• To redo a change after you have undone it, click Redo on the Standard
toolbar.
The program disables the Undo button and the Undo/Redo commands
whenever there is nothing to undo/redo or when you have made a
change that cannot be reversed.
To redo several actions at once, click the arrow button to display the list
of actions. Select the series of actions you wish to redo.
Note: You can only undo or redo actions in order from the most recent
backward. You cannot undo an action without undoing more recent actions.
Using the Format Painter
Use the Format Painter to copy absolute or conditional formatting properties
from one report object to one or more target objects. The Format Painter
button is activated on the Standard toolbar when you select a source object in
your report. If you apply formatting to a target field that is not the same as
your source field, only the common properties are applied. For example, if
your source field is a Boolean field and your target field is a currency field,
only the common font and border properties are changed; Boolean properties
are not applied and currency properties are not set.
Note:
• The Format Painter does not copy hyperlink information to a target object
or field.
• The Format Painter does not copy formatting that is applied through use
of the Highlighting Expert.
• The Format Painter does not copy formatting from text/template objects
to database fields.
• The Format Painter can use any object (including Repository objects, read-
only objects, and objects contained in read-only sections) as a source of
formatting (however, formatting cannot be applied to these objects).