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TextBox (Section Report)
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The TextBox control is the basis of reporting as it is used to display text in section reports. You can bind it to data or set it at run time. It is the same control that forms when you drag a field onto a report from the Report Explorer.

Important Properties

You can double-click in the TextBox control to enter edit mode and enter text directly in the control, or you can enter text in the Properties window or in code through the Text property.

You can format text in the TextBox control in edit mode using the ActiveReports toolbar, or you can modify properties in the Properties window. Formats apply to all of the text in the control. Text formatting changes in the Properties window immediately appear in the control, and changes made in the toolbar are immediately reflected in the Properties window.

Note: In edit mode for a TextBox with the Alignment property set to Justify, the Alignment value temporarily changes to the default value, Left. Once you leave edit mode, it automatically changes back to Justify.

Keyboard Shortcuts

In edit mode, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts.

Key Combination Action
Enter New line.
Alt + Enter Saves modifications and exits edit mode.
Esc Cancels modifications and exits edit mode.

In the End User Designer, you can disable this feature in the EditModeEntering and EditModeExit events.

TextBox Dialog

With the control selected on the report, in the Commands section at the bottom of the Properties window, you can click the Property dialog command to open the dialog.

General

Appearance

Font

Format

Alignment

Summary

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