402 Chapter 16 Flexible Reporting
Editing column heading names
You can edit the names of column headings so they are meaningful to your department, business, and
industry. You can change the font type, size, and style as well as edit the text.
To edit a column heading name
1. Click a column heading on the report grid.
2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, use the font options to change
• the font type, size, and style
• the justification
3. Optionally, edit the name of the column heading.
If, after renaming a column heading, you want to see the original column heading name, hover over
the column heading. The original column heading name displays after Name.
Specifying column width
To specify the column width
1. Click a column.
2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, after Column width, type the width (in pixels).
Optionally, right-click the column and select Column width from the drop-down list.
To auto-fit the column width
1. Click a column.
2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, after Scale to fit, click Auto.
Optionally, right-click the column and select Auto-fit Column width from the drop-down list.
Specifying row height
You can specify a different row height for the header row than the body rows.
To specify the header row height
1. Click the header row.
2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, after Row height, type the height (in pixels).
Optionally, right-click the header row and select Row height from the drop-down list.
To specify the body row height
1. Click a body row.
2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, after Row height, type the height (in pixels).
Optionally, right-click the body row and select Row height from the drop-down list.
All of the body rows will be the same height.
Specifying row colors
You can alternate row colors to make report data easier to read.
1. On the Home tab of the ribbon, select the primary and alternate colors.
2. After Alt row count, type the number of rows for each color.