User manual

The Basics 2-13
• To change an existing column to another column type, click the column heading once, choose Switch to Column
from Current Object: Column Heading section, then use the drop-down menu in the Column Type and Format
section to change the SmartColumn Defi nition.
To edit an existing SmartColumn’s properties, click the column heading once, choose Switch to Column, then click
Column Type and Format | Properties.
» If the column is a Date SmartColumn, additional properties can be found in the Date SmartColumn
Display Settings section of the same menu. Choose to Show Time as 24 Hours; Hide Year; Hide Month,
Day, and Year; Hide Time; Show calendar icons; or Use Custom Date Format.
Change the column heading properties
Click once on the column heading section (the upper cell of the column). This will display the Selection menu in the
toolbar.
1. Under the Column Heading Text section, enter up to 2 lines for the column name. Click Apply Text
Changes.
2. Apply Changes to all column headings to format all column headings like this one.
3. Set the column heading text alignment and text highlights in the Column Heading Text Display Settings
section.
4. Choose a Background Color.
5. Choose a Special Effects setting to fade from the column heading color to white.
6. Select a font size for the column heading text.
Change the column properties
Column properties options control the column’s background color, text font size, currency display, decimals,
outlining indentation amount and more.
1. Click once on the column heading. This will display the Selection menu.
2. Choose Current Object: Column Heading | Switch to Column.
- In the Column Type and Format section -
3. Choose column Text Style, Text Size, and Alignment.
4. For outlining purposes, enter a value in inches to Indent per Outline Level for the column text.
- In the Column Background section -
5. Change the Background Color for the column.
6. Choose Background Color Special Effects for the fade setting (fades from Background Color to white).