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4. View

This chapter describes a variety of functions in Viewmenu. You can set various

functions in the menu.

4.1. Page Shape

View > Page Shapecan be used to select the yes or no of displaying Page Shapeinreport window. It is decided that page shape should be displayed by default. If it is set

not to view page shape, the inside of report window will be displayed in white instead of

page shape and background in gray.

4.2. TextFrame Virtual Line

View > TextFrame Virtual Linecan be used to select the yes or no of displaying

Virtual Lineof Text Frame. Unlike a table, Text Frame has a line wit thickness of 0

basically. However, the edge of Text Frame should be displayed with virtual line to

show area of Text Frame. It is useful in case you dont want not to display Text Frameline or table line with 0 thickness.


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4.3. Repetition/Summary Section Line Color

View > Repetition/Summary Section Line Colorcan be used to select the yes or no

of displaying colors of attribute linesseparately. An attribute linemeans a line to

divide each area, as it is not a general one consisting a table. The blue attribute line

clarifies Header section and Repetition section, Repetition section and Repetition

section, Repetition section and Summary Section, Summary section and Summary

section. The green attribute lineis found in Repetition section defined matrix group

and also in CrossTab document. If you do not want to show the color of this attribute

line, you select View > Repetition/Summary Section Line Color.

4.4. View Control Line

If you View >Control Line, Control Lineis shown in a report window.

4.4.1. Defin ing Control Line

Control linemeans a base line drawn for aligning objects and adjusting their widths

easily as its colors are two, red and blue.

A red control line over all pages is used for adjusting locations and sizes of objects in

different pages at a time, while a blue control line only on the current page is used for

adjusting them in the same page at a time.

If you click T box located in the left of a ruler on top of a page as shown below, you can

select one of two control lines.

To make a Control Line, click the left button of a mouse on the special spot of a ruler

where you want to put the control line, after selecting a red or blue. As for red control

line or blue control line, four or less lines can be created separately.


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4.4.2. Relocating by using Control Line

After dragging objects to be adjusted toward Control Line, put them on Control Line

as shown below.

And, if you click the left button of a mouse on the Control Lineto be relocated, the

mouse cursor will be changed like . At this moment, if you move Control Lineto a

desired location, all the objects on the Control Lineare moved together.

It should be kept in mind that a selected object is put on Control Linefor

adjustment.

4.4.3. Resizing by using Control Line

In order to resize objects at a time, you should put both ends of objects on Control

Linesas shown below.


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And, if you move locations of Control Linesafter putting both ends of objects on them,

the sizes of objects are changed as much as movements of Control Lines.

4.4.4. Deleting Control Line

To delete the added Control Lines, select T in the area of a ruler with a mouse and

drag it, and then move it outside the area of a ruler.

4.5. Frame Fix Line

If you select Properties > Align > Use Frame Fix L ine,View > Frame Fix Linecan

be used to select the yes or no of displayingFrame Fix Line.

See Chapter 8.19 Use Frame Fix Linefor more details.

4.6. Label Virtual Line

If you select Properties > Align > Label Virtual Line, View > Label Virtual Linecan

be used to select the yes or no of displaying Label Virtual Line.


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See Chapter 8.20Label Virtual Linefor more details.

4.7. Full Screen

View > Full Screen can be used to display a screen ofReport Designer Editoras its

full screen.You press keyor button, to restore it to its original size, while

operating in full screen.

4.8. Zoom In/Zoom Out

Based on the default value of 100%, the enlargement/shrink of a document can be

performed through the selection of View > Zoom in/ Zoom outor Standard Toolbar >

Zoom Ratio( ). Zoom Ratio buttonfrom the Standard Toolbar enlarges or

shrinks a document in the ratio of 50%.

When you select View > Zoom in/Zoom out , Zoom in/Zoom outdialog box appears

as shown below.


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Fit to Page Size

You can take a look at the contents in a page because of setting the rates of width and

length in a page suitable for the current window size.

Fit to Page Width

It adjusts a page rate to the right and left margin of a document.

User Defined

It sets a zoom rate(25 ~ 400%) inputted by a user.

As you rotate a mouse wheel, with key held, you can adjust a Zoom

In/Zoom Outrate.

4.9. Grid

If you select View > Grid > Show Grid,grids appear on Report Designer Editor.

The default of Grid is 5mm. You select View > Grid > Set Gridto change a value. And,

the change can be performed through Set Griddialog box as shown below.


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Grid Width can be set from 1 to 840 mm. If you select Stick to Grid, you can editobjects easilybecause they are drawn or dragged by a mouse, according to a grid.

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