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Add or Modify Static Information in Your Report

In a report, static and dynamic information is displayed using appropriate controls.

Dynamic information changes through a report, such as values from an ACT table (which comprise the main report data) or service information (such as Current User name (MyRecord) or page numbers). 

Static information is text or images that aren't obtained from a data source, and therefore don't change through the report, and don't depend on the current computer. Static information can be printed only once , can repeat on each page  or can repeat with every entry in your report's data source (a data-bound label, which is placed onto the Details Band).

Text elements (e.g. Label and Rich Text ) allow in-place editing of their content. Simply double-click an element and activate the editor.

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For in-place editing, you also can utilize the Formatting Toolbar.

Another way to change a control's static information, is by clicking its Smart Tag. Then, the invoked actions list will contain a link (or, a button) allowing you to edit this control's content.

To load static information to your report from an external file, drop an appropriate control from the Control Toolbox   (e.g. Label, Rich Text  or Picture Box ). After it is properly positioned, edit its content using the Smart Tags.

For instance, the following instructions describe how to display a rich text (a formatted text with embedded images) into your report.

1. Drop the control from the toolbox onto the Details band.

   

2. To load content from an external RTF or TXT file, select the created control and click its Smart Tag. In the invoked actions list, click the Load File... link.

   

   Then, in the invoked dialog, locate the required file, and click Open.

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