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SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook

By : Yoav Yohav
Book Image

SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook

By: Yoav Yohav

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (21 chapters)
SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Formatting tables


Tables can be formatted and adjusted according to the user requirements. Formatting the table not only enables to you change the look and feel of the table, but also enables you to control important table properties such as which type of rows will be displayed.

Getting ready

In order to format the table, we will use the right-click menu, as shown in the following screenshot. Notice that in order to get the proper menu, we are required to mark the table outline.

By choosing the last option in the speed menu, Format Table, we can access the formatting window that is structured from four main categories.

How to do it...

The tables can be formatted using the following four main categories:

  • General: This category enables the control of the table row properties along with some other options, as shown in the following screenshot:

    Under the General category, there are options such as the following:

    • Name: This option is used to name a table. It is helpful when we have several blocks in...