Report Wizard - Style Tab

Report Wizard allows you to quickly create a basic design of the report.  JReport prompts you to define what tables, fields, summaries, and other options are used in a very rough report design.  In this way Report Wizard saves you time in the basic organization and layout of data from the database.

The Style tab allows you to choose which layout and style your data can be placed.  The title of your report is the first item the Style tab requests.  The following is a definition and explanation of the options you have in the Style tab.

Include:

• Date:  This will display the date   when you viewed or printed your report in the Page Header.
  
  
• Time: This will display the time  when you viewed or printed your report in the Page Header.
  
  
• Page Numbers: This will display the page number of the report in the Page Footer.

Style: This gives you a general layout of your data.  You can change the layout anytime.  A preview of the format is given in the Style tab.

• Block: This places your data in a column like format.
  
  
  • Title: Red, bolded, italicized, and left justified.
  • Date and Time: Border has a black shadow.
  • Group/Sort Fields: No title and fields are placed in the Group Header.
  • Displayed Fields: Titles of fields are given blue backgrounds, white foregrounds.  Fields are placed in the Details section.
  • Summaries: Fields are placed in the Group Footer and the background of that section is grey.
    
    
• Drop Table: Your data is laid out in a table and summaries are given a separate drop table.
  
  
  • Title: Red, bolded, italicized, and centered.
  • Date and Time: Text is centered.
  • Group/Sort: Titles and fields are not shown.
  • Displayed Fields: Titles are placed above the table, while data is placed in the Details section enclosed in borders.
  • Summaries: Fields are placed in the Group Footer within a border, but no title is given.
    
    
• Executive Break: Much like the Block format, only with borders and shadows.
  
  
  • Title: Blue, italicized, and centered.
  • Date and Time: Text is centered.
  • Group/Sort: No titles and fields are placed in the Group Header with the border having a black shadow.
  • Displayed Fields: Vertical and horizontal double lines enclose the titles, while fields are placed in the Details section.
  • Summaries: Titles and fields are placed in the Group Footer section, while its borders are given a black shadow.
    
    
• Indent: Exactly like the Executive Break, but without shadows.
  
  
  • Title: Red, italicized, and centered.
  • Date and Time: Text is centered.
  • Group/Sort: No titles and fields are placed in the Group Header.
  • Displayed Fields: Vertical and horizontal double lines enclose the titles, while fields are placed in the Details section.
  • Summaries: Titles and fields are placed in the Group Footer section.
    
    
• Left Alignment: The layout of this format is a combination of borders, shadows, and lines with fields all left justified.
  
  
  • Title: Red, italicized, and left justified.
  • Date and Time: Text is left justified.
  • Group/Sort: Titles and fields are bolded.
  • Displayed Fields: Vertical and horizontal double lines enclose the titles, while fields are placed in the Details section.
  • Summaries: Fields are placed in the Group Footer section.  There are no titles.
    
    
• Table: Places all your data into a complete table.
  
  
  • Title: Red, italicized and centered.
  • Date and Time: Text is centered.
  • Group/Sort: Fields are not shown.
  • Displayed Fields:  Titles and Fields are placed into the table within the Details section.
  • Summaries: Fields are placed into the table within the Group Footer section.