Name

Sets the name of the selected textbox.

Value

Sets the data to be displayed in the textbox. You can enter text directly, or click to select a field, add an expression, and so on.

Type

This sets the action to be taken when clicking on the text in the textbox. The dropdown list has five options.

None: This option means no action is to be taken.

Apply Parameters: This option is used to re-render the report with new parameters. Choose the Apply Parameters option from the dropdown, click + Add, select a parameter, and action type, and name the action. The action types are explained below:

Set: Used to set a specific value to a specific parameter.

Toggle: Used to add or remove value to the multi-value parameter collection.

Reset: Used to reset the parameter to its default value. See the Apply Parameters section for more information.

Jump to Report: This option allows you to jump from the current report to another report. You can link any text in the report. When a user clicks the linked text, it will jump to the report linked with that text.

Jump to Bookmark: This option is used for jumping within the current report. You can define the bookmark and then select the jump to bookmark settings, to make it easier to jump between report content. You can bookmark any element in the report to make it a destination anchor for the jump.

Jump to URL: This option is used to jump to an external web page.

Color

This option sets the background color of the textbox. You can select the color by clicking the dropdown list.

Image

This option sets the background image of the textbox. Click the dropdown list to select the image source:

Shared refers to the images uploaded on the portal.

Embedded refers to the new images you can select and upload here.

Database refers to the database graphics field. Click the Expand icon to display more image properties: Source, Value, MIME Type, Repeat.

Source

This is the source from which the image is coming.

Value

This refers to the image selected from the source. Example: If the image source is "Shared", then you need to select the specific shared image here.

MIME Type

This refers to image formats like png, gif, etc.

Repeat

This defines how the image is covering the textbox. It has four options.

Repeat: This option repeats the image both height-wise and width-wise until the background area is covered.

NoRepeat: When this option is selected, then the image is not repeated and is displayed only once.

RepeatX: This option repeats the picture horizontally (width-wise).

RepeatY: This option repeats the picture vertically( height-wise).

Width

You can set the width of the textbox border using this option. By clicking the Expand option, you can set the width of the border of all the sides of the textbox in case required.

Style

Select the border style from the dropdown list. By clicking the Expand option, you can set the style of the border of all the sides of the textbox in case required.

Color

Select the border color from the dropdown list. By clicking the Expand option, you can set the color of the border of all the sides of the textbox in case required.

Color

Select a font color for the text data in the textbox.

Font Family

Select the font family of the text data in the textbox.

Font Size

Select a font size from the dropdown list.

Font Style

Select a style option for the text data in the textbox.

Font Weight

Select a font weight to display the text data in the textbox.

Text Decoration

Select a decoration option for the text data in the textbox.

Text Align

Select the text alignment option from the dropdown list.

Text Justify

To Justify the text you can choose Auto, Distribute, DistributeAllLines options from the dropdown list.

Vertical Align

To vertically align the text, you can choose the Top, Middle, and Bottom options from the dropdown list.

Wrap Mode

Select the text wrap mode for the text data in the textbox to fit into the available width. The dropdown list has the following options: NoWrap, WordWrap, CharWrap.

Line Spacing

Specify the line spacing value to set the space between lines of text in the textbox.

Character Spacing

Specify the line spacing value to set the space between characters of text in the textbox.

Format

Select the text format from the dropdown list.

Angle

Enter the number of degrees to rotate the text in a counter-clockwise direction. Enter a negative number to rotate the text in a clockwise direction in the textbox.

Shrink To Fit

Set this property to True, to shrink text to fit in fixed-size textbox control.

Min Condense Rate

Specify the percentage to which the text should be shrunk horizontally in the textbox. It should be between 10 to 100.

Left

This option sets the distance to be maintained from the upper left side of the textbox horizontally.

Top

This option sets the distance to be maintained from the top of the textbox vertically.

Width

This option sets the width of the text box.

Height

This option sets the height of the text box.

Style

This option sets the theme of the textbox in the report.

Padding

Padding refers to the space between the textbox content and the border. You can set the padding from - Top: Sets the top padding in points, Left: Sets the lefts padding in points, Right: Sets the right padding in points, Bottom: Sets the bottom padding in points.

Layer Name

Sets the report layer.

Keep Together

This option ensures that the textbox will appear on the same page or not when there is a lot of content.

Can Grow

Determines whether the report should increase the height of the textbox control based on its content.

Can Shrink

Determines whether the text box height should automatically shrink when there is less content.

Z-Index

This property sets the position of the textbox when multiple textboxes are stacked together. The textbox with a greater Z-Index value will always be in front of the textbox that has a lower Z-Index value.

Hidden

This option sets whether to hide the textbox or not on the preview.

Toggle Item

Visibility can be toggled by another report item. This option sets another item, such as another text box, as a toggle button to whether display the current text box or not.

Initial Toggle State

This option sets the display state of the textbox (that can be used as a toggle button) when the report is first loaded. If it is Collapsed, then the toggle element shows as a plus sign, and all the content of the current textbox is hidden. If it is Expanded, then the toggle element shows as a minus sign, and all the content of the current textbox is displayed.

Element Name

You can enter a name to be used in the XML output for this textbox.

Element Output

You can select Auto, Output, or NoOutput to decide whether to include this textbox in the XML output. Auto exports the contents of the textbox only when the value is not a constant.

Element Style

You can select Auto, AttributeNormal, or ElementNormal to decide whether to render textboxes as Attributes or Elements in the exported XML file. Auto uses the report's setting for this property.

Sort Expression

You can enter an expression to sort the data.

Sort Expression Scope

Select the grouping level within the report on which to evaluate an aggregate sorting expression. The default value is the Current scope, but you may also select to choose an alternate data region or grouping.

Sort Target

You need to select the data region within the report on which to apply the sorting. The default value is the current scope, but you can choose an alternate data region.

International

This section is used to set the calendar fields to the international formats. You can select the international Calendar styles, writing direction (rtl or ltr), language, writing mode, etc.

Tooltip

Sets the textual label of the textbox when the mouse is moved over the cell.

Label

Sets a text content that is used as display text for report catalog items. The report catalog is made using the Table of Contents element in the toolbox, and the table of contents is used for quick positioning jumps in multi-page reports.

Bookmark

Enter text or an expression to use as a positioning identifier to jump to this element. You can define the bookmark and then select the "jump to bookmark" setting, to make it easier to jump between report content. You can bookmark any element in the report to make it a destination anchor for the jump.

Heading Level

Sets the heading levels in the TOC.