Block Settings

Note: Many block settings depend on the type of document being formatted. Therefore you will not see all of the options described in this section at the same time. For example, if you're formatting a table, the preview area is labeled Table, and the block settings area contains table header options. However, if you are formatting a 3D Bar chart, the block settings area contains options for displaying walls or a floor with the bars.

Click inside the Table preview area and the Settings change to block settings or chart settings. (The actual name depends on the type of document you're formatting. For example, if you're formatting a table, the preview area is labeled table; if you're formatting a grouped bar chart, the preview area is labeled Grouped Bars.) This group of options lets you format the placement of the body of the data (which can be a table or chart) on the document page, and the background color. You can also add a border.

Block settings for a table

For more information regarding options for block settings, see Block settings for tabular documents.

Chart settings for a grouped bar chart

For more information regarding options for chart settings, see Block settings for chart documents.

The following table describes the Color and Alignment settings you can use to format your document block, whether it is a table or a chart:

Setting Group Setting Description

Color Background Use this option to select or change the background color for the data block (i.e. the background color for the table or chart).

Border/Chart wall If you use a border with the data block, the Border option (or Chart wall option, if you are formatting a chart) lets you select the border color. This option works only if the data block has a border (see Border).

Alignment These options let you control the placement of the block of data on the document page.

Indent Use the spinbox to set the block indentation.

Horizontal This controls the horizontal placement of the block.

Block Settings for Tabular Documents

Note: This section refers only to Table, Financial, Form or Crosstab documents.

In addition to the Color and Alignment block settings, the following group of Block Setting options are available when the selected document type is Table, Financial, Form or Crosstab:

Setting Group
Setting Description

Table Border You can add a border to the block. Use the spinbox to define the thickness of the border.
When you add a border, in fact, an inner and outer border are added. If you leave the Spacing option set to 0, the border appears as a single line. However, if you increase the spacing, the border splits into a thin inner border and a thicker outer border.

Padding Use the spinbox to increase or decrease the spacing between the block's text and the border.

Spacing Use the spinbox to increase or decrease the spacing between the block and its border.

Header These options are not available for Form documents.

Each new block Check this option to display the header only at the top of each new block.

Each new page Check this option to display the header only at the time of each new page.

Each row Note: This option is not available for crosstab documents.
Check this option if you want the header displayed above each row of data in the document.

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Block Settings for Chart Documents

Note: This section refers only to chart documents, for example, grouped bar, pie, scatter, etc.

In addition to the Color and Alignment block settings, the following group of block setting options are available when the selected document type is a chart:

Setting Group Setting Description

Size Width Use the spinbox to change the width of the chart.

Height Use the spinbox to change the height of the chart.

Chart The following options are available for non-3 dimensional charts only.

3D Look Check this option to give the chart a 3D look.

Zero-based Axis Note: This option is not available for pie, ring, polar, and scatter charts.
Forces the axis to start at zero.

Flip horizontal/vertical Note: This option is not available for pie, ring, polar, and scatter charts.
Flips the horizontal and vertical axes.

Axis Legend The following options are available for 3 dimensional charts only.

Show floor Click this option to display the chart floor. This option is selected by default.

Show left wall Click this option to display a left wall with the chart. This option is selected by default.

Show right wall Click this option to display a right wall with the chart. This option is selected by default.

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