Article ID: 8070

Inserting Text Fields in the Report Designer

LexisNexis® Customer Support does not offer telephonic support for creating or using custom reports.

Take the following steps to add labels to your custom report:

  1. Open the Report Designer from the Report Specifications window.
  2. Click Insert Text on the main toolbar.
  3. Click on the report layout to place the field and open the Text Data Field Properties window.
  4. Select the form style that you want to use from the Form Style drop-down.
  5. Select Data Fields or Special from the Data Fields drop-down list.
  6. Select the field that you want from the Fields list.
  7. Click Insert Field to place the field in the Text field.
  8. Enter additional text, punctuation, and fields you want in the Text field.
  9. Click Set Font to open the Select Font window.
  10. Select a font from the Font list.
  11. Select a style from the Font Style list.
  12. Select a font size from the Size list.
  13. Click to check Strikeout if you want to place a strike through the font.
  14. Click to check Underline if you want to underline the font.
  15. Select the font color from the Color drop-down list.
  16. Click OK to return to the Text Data Field Properties window.
  17. Click the Position tab.
  18. Enter a value into the X Position field.
  19. Enter a value into the Y Position field.
  20. Enter a value into the Height field.
  21. Enter a value into the Width field.
  22. Select Left, Center, or Right from the Alignment drop-down list.
  23. Click to check Wrap Text if you want to wrap text inside the field.
  24. Click OK to return to the Report Designer window.
  25. Click and hold one of the red squares and drag to resize the field.
  26. Add any other fields you want and position them on the report.
  27. Click Save & Close on the main toolbar to return to the Report Specifications window.

NOTE:

The custom report you created remains in the Format tab of the Report Specifications window and is available for use in the future.