Style properties

Use a solid colour for the background.

Select a colour from the list, or select Custom colour to define your own colour.

Use a multiple colour gradient for the background.

Select one of the icons in the corners or middle of the box, then set the colour for that position.

Use a two-colour linear gradient for the background.

To set the gradient colours, select the From and To icons, then select the colour for the that position. To set the angle of the gradient, either click in the circle or enter an angle in degrees.

Use a tiled pattern as the background.

Select the Pattern style, the Foreground colour and Background colour.

Use your own image as a tiled background.

Click Browse to select your image.

The image will be stored in the report.

Set the style of the border line, such as solid or dotted.

Select the border colour from the list, or select Custom colour to define your own colour.

Set the width of the border in points.

Use Padding to add space between the border and the contents of the element; for example, in a text box, padding will add space on the inside of the box so the text does not run into the border.

To have a rounded corner on the border, set the value for the Rounded corner radius in points. Use a value of 0 (zero) for a square corner.

To display a drop shadow, set a value for the Drop shadow depth in points.

Select the formatting to use for date values.

Select the formatting to use for time values.

Shows the time, in days, between a set of dates. To use this option, enter the dates as a expression on the report, subtracting one from the other.

The Style drop-down has the following options:

• Value: Displays the information returned through the variable or expression as a number. This is the setting applied when a variable or expression is added to your report.

  Value formatting options

  Field name	Description
  Part	You can display the Whole number or just part of it; such as Decimal values (after the point), Thousands or Millions.
  Format	You can set the format of the number, such as the positioning of the currency symbol or negative (-) sign.
  Max decimals	Set the maximum number of decimal places to display. If you select Default, the value will be taken from your Sage software, where appropriate. For example, if you are working with a stock item, the number of decimal places displayed for the quantity or price would be taken from the product's settings.
  Min decimals	Set the minimum number of decimal places to display; use As Max to use the same setting as Max decimals.
  Show as currency	Display a currency symbol. The position of the currency symbol is set using Format.
  Use custom currency formatting	Enable this setting to enter your own currency symbol. To edit the formatting, click Edit. Note: This does not perform any currency conversion calculations, the value will remain the same.
  Use custom thousand separator	Enable this option to use your own symbol for a thousands separator, then click Edit to set the symbol. By default, a comma (,) is used as the thousands separator; for example, 1,000,000.
  Suppress if zero	If you enable this setting, zero (0) values will not be displayed in the report.
  Suppress if not a number (div by zero)	If you enable this setting, values that do not result in a number will not be displayed in the report; for example, dividing 1/0. Otherwise "Nan" (not a number) will be displayed.
  Show DR/CR for negative numbers	Display prefixes of DR (debit) for positive values, and CR (credit) for negative values.
  Display leading zero	Enable this setting to display the leading zero before a decimal point, for example "0.5".
  Preview	You can check how your formatting changes will be displayed by entering a Value in the Preview section.

• Words: This option spells out the value in words; for example, 100 is displayed as "one hundred".

  Words formatting options

  Field name	Description
  Part	You can display the Whole number or just part of it; such as Decimal values (after the point), Thousands or Millions.
  Case	Set the case of the words; for example, "fifty two" (Lower case), "FIFTY TWO" (Upper case), "Fifty Two" (Proper case).
  Negative prefix	Set the prefix for negative values; the default is "Minus".
  Display decimal part as digits	Enable this setting to display numbers after the decimal point as digits; for example, 0.75 will be "Zero and 75".
  Display spaces between words	Enable this to include spaces between each word.
  Show as currency	Express the value as a currency; for example, display 10 as "Ten pounds".
  Use custom currency names	Enable this setting to enter your own currency names. To edit the formatting, click Edit, and enter names for the major and minor units; such as pounds and pence, or dollars and cents. Note: This does not perform any currency conversion calculations, the value will remain the same.
  Suppress if zero	If you enable this setting, zero (0) values will not be displayed in the report.
  Suppress if not a number (div by zero)	If you enable this setting, values that do not result in a number will not be displayed in the report; for example, dividing 1/0. Otherwise "NaN" (not a number) will be displayed.
  Preview	You can check how your formatting changes will be displayed by entering a Value in the Preview section.

• Yes/No: Displays the information returned through the variable or expression as Y (true) or N (false). You can change set the character or word to be displayed when the values are true and false.

  Yes/No formatting options

  Field name	Description
  Part	Select the part of the value that will be used to evaluate the True/False result. You use the evaluate the Whole number or just part of it; such as Decimal values (after the point), Thousands or Millions. For example, if the value is 50; setting Part to Tens would result in True (for the value 5), and setting Part to Ones would result in False (for the value 0).
  "True" display	The letter or words to display if the result is True.
  "False" display	The letter or words to display if the result is False.
  Suppress if zero	If you enable this setting, zero (0) values will not be displayed in the report.
  Suppress if not a number (div by zero)	If you enable this setting, values that do not result in a number will not be displayed in the report; for example, dividing 1/0. Otherwise "NaN" (not a number) will be displayed.
  Preview	You can check how your formatting changes will be displayed by entering a Value in the Preview section.

• None: Do not use any fill formatting with this variable value.
• Pre-fill: Fill a specified number of spaces before your variable value with the specified character.
• Post fill: Fill a specified number of spaces after your variable value with the specified character.
• Surround: Fill a specified number of spaces before and after your variable value with the specified character.

• Secure cheque: Fill a specified number of spaces before your variable value, and all available spaces after.

  Note: This format is an APACS standard. The fill format places ** before the value, and fills the remaining space with asterisks (*). Text is displayed in upper case without spaces.