Formatting Reports

About formatting reports

You can use a variety of formatting tools to make a report attractive and easy to read.

Options for formatting report elements

The following table describes tasks and related Help topics for using Report Options to change the look of your report.

Task Description	Related Help Topics
Specify the precedence order in which column, row, and page formatting changes will take effect	Specifying a Precedence Order for Formatting in Reports
Add a title, subtitle, or footnote	Including Titles in Reports Including Subtitles in Reports Including Footnotes in Reports
Edit the row, column, and page control labels that are automatically generated when you create a new report	Editing Dimension Value Labels
Change the horizontal and vertical alignment of titles, labels, footnotes, and values in data cells	Aligning Text or Numbers in Reports
Automatically suppress rows that contain only zeros, N/A values, or both	Specifying Row Suppression in Reports
Place borders around titles or dimension labels in a report	Placing Borders Around Text in Reports
Automatically indent row labels to make the structure of hierarchies evident	Indenting Row Titles by Level in Reports Specifying the Amount of Indentation for Row Titles in Reports

Changing the look of rows and columns

The following table describes tasks and related Help topics for changing the look of rows and columns.

Task Description	Related Help Topics
Insert blank rows to improve readability or include report calculations	Inserting Rows or Columns
Insert blank columns to improve readability or include report calculations	Inserting Rows or Columns
Move inserted columns or rows	Moving Inserted Rows or Columns
Adjust the height of individual rows	Adjusting Row Height in Reports
Adjust the width of individual columns	Adjusting Column Width in Reports

Other formatting options

The following table describes tasks and related Help topics for other formatting options.

Description	Related Help Topics
Control the way numbers are represented	Choosing a Format for Numbers in Reports
Choose fonts, font styles, and point sizes for titles, labels, footnotes, and values in data cells	Choosing Fonts for Text or Numbers in Reports
Choose colors for text (such as titles, labels, and footnotes) and for values in data cells	Choosing Colors for Text or Numbers in Reports
Choose background colors for text or data cells, and for the report window	Choosing Background Colors in Reports
Specify a style, width, and color for borders	Placing Borders Around Text in Reports
Insert page breaks	Inserting Page Breaks In Reports And Worksheets
Delete page breaks	Deleting Page Breaks from Reports and Worksheets

Specifying dimension value labels

As an alternative to manually editing labels for a series of dimension values, you can choose from a set of labels that are already defined for those values. To do this, choose Dimension Labels from the Report menu, then select a label type.

Using the Highlight Special feature

You can use the Highlight Special feature to apply formatting characteristics to all dimension values associated with a dimension in a report. Formatting characteristics applied using Highlight Special:

• Are applied to values on other pages as well as the currently displayed page

• Are applied to dimension values added to a report after the initial formatting occurs

• Can be applied to dimension value labels, data cells, or both

Showing or hiding report components

You choose Report Options from the Report menu to access the Report Options dialog box, which enables you to show or hide elements in the report window, and add or remove components of the report itself. For example, you can show or hide the report title.

Related information

For more information about formatting reports, search for the following topics in the Financial Analyzer Help system:

"Displaying Dimension Labels in Reports"

"Using the Highlight Special Feature in Reports."