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'Insert Label' Icon
The icon enables you to create new label objects. Label objects are used to display descriptive information on a report definition, such as titles, headings, etc.
To create a new label object, first select the icon. Then click in the section of the report definition where you want the label to be located. Doing so will create the label object in that section.
For more information on using label objects in report definitions, see the Getting Started chapter.
Once the label object has been created, you may then define the label object's properties. To define a label object's properties, double-click on the label object. The following screen will appear:
When defining the properties of a label object, you are presented with the following options:
Enter the text of the label. Text entered here will display in the Preview section of the screen.
Specify how you want text to be aligned horizontally within the label object:
Select if you do not want to specify a horizontal alignment.
Select to align text on the left margin.
Select to align text in the center.
Select to align text on the right margin.
Specify how you want text to be aligned vertically within the label object:
Select if you do not want to specify a vertical alignment.
Select to align text on the top margin.
Select to align text in the middle.
Select to align text on the bottom margin.
Specify how you want the label object to be positioned and sized within the section where it is located.
Specify the distance, measured in inches, from the section’s left border to the upper-left-hand corner of the label object.
Specify the width of the label object, measured in inches.
Specify the distance, measured in inches, from the section’s top border to the upper-left-hand corner of the label object.
Specify the height of the label object, measured in inches.
The position and size of a label object may be modified manually when editing a report definition.
Displays a preview of the label text, using the specified font. Selecting the button will bring up the Select Font screen, where you may specify font name, font style, font size, and font effects.
To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:
Select to save your settings.
Closes the screen without saving any changes, returning you to the Application desktop.
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| 3.8. Snap to Grid |  | 3.10. Fields |