Frame Properties Window

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The above screen capturesshow the "Frame Properties" window which is used to:

ð	Define the contents of a frame (e.g. database field, calculated field, static text)

ð	Optionally perform a "mail merge" with the chosen database field

ð	Load an image from the hard drive to print onto the report page

ð	Load an image stored inside the database (inside a Memo or Blob database field)

ð	Define the picture for the frame contents

ð	Enable the frame contents to print as multiline text

ð	Automatically resize (shrink) the bottom of the frame to close up blank gaps on the printed page

ð	Define the horizontal and vertical alignment of the frame contents

ð	Define if a border should be printed around the frame, and if so, which sides and what color

ð	Define the font type/size/format for the frame contents

ð	Define the width of the frame

ð	Optionally fill the frame with a color

ð	Finetune the top left corner position of the frame

ð	Finetune the exact width and height of the frame

ð	Finetune the margins inside the frame

ð	Finetune the number of lines of text inside the frame

The above screen is reached by double left clicking the mouse on a frame.

NOTE: The majority of these functions are duplicated inside the Report Formatter's toolbar.