As the JADE Report Writer Designer application provides default values for all of the properties, you can create a report design without changing any report properties. However, most report designs call for deviation from the standard defaults, especially if the output is sent to a medium other than hard-copy (that is, to a printer).
You can set report properties in advance of any physical design or you can change them at any time during the design. The sheets of the Report Properties dialog provide you with flexibility in field alignment, fonts, output style, and page style. In addition, you can set the values of previously defined parameters.
To display the Report Properties dialog
Select the Properties command from the Report menu.
The Report Properties dialog is then displayed with the Details sheet uppermost.
The subsections listed in the following table describe the sheets of the Report Properties dialog.
| Subsection | Describes how to… |
|---|---|
| Using the Details Sheet | Change report details such as description, field alignment, and field spacing. Also provides an option to build linked headers. |
| Using the Font Sheet | Set the default font, font size, and font style. |
| Using the Output Sheet | Set default output styles. |
| Using the Default Sheet | Set output file type defaults. |
| Using the Page Sheet | Set defaults for page layout. |
| Using the Preview Sheet | Set defaults applicable to print preview. |
| Using the Parameters Sheet | Apply values to report parameters. |
Each sheet of the Report Properties dialog is described in the following subsections.