Using text styles

A text style is similar to a font style in Microsoft Word. Instead of explicitly associating a text element with font specifications, you associate the element with a text style. This provides you with report-wide control of the font characteristics of your report.

Additionally, you can specify that a text style is the default. The ColdFusion Report Builder uses the default text style for all text fields for which you have applied no other font specifications or text styles. The default text style, if defined, is displayed in bold in the Text Styles panel.

Note: When choosing fonts for your report, you must ensure that the fonts are available on the server that runs ColdFusion and (if you don't embed fonts) on the client computer. For more information on fonts, see Font management with printable reports.

To define a text style:

1. Click the Text Styles tab. By default, this tab is in the lower-right area of the Report Builder window.
2. Click the plus sign (+) at the top of the tab.

   The Add Text Style dialog box appears.

3. Type a value for the name field.
4. Add other text style characteristics.
5. Click OK.

To specify that a text style is the default:

1. Edit an existing text style or create one.

   The Add/Edit Text Style dialog box appears.

2. Select the Default check box.
3. Add or modify other text style characteristics, as appropriate.
4. Click OK.

For complete information on using text styles, see Report Builder online Help.

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