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This object displays data from predefined system variables as a text label.



Speed Menu Options


ð Align

Displays the Alignment dialog for adjusting the horizontal and vertical alignment of the selected objects.  
 

ð Font
 
Displays the Font dialog for the font style, size and color of the object  


ð Left Justify
 
Text is left justified  
 
 
ð Center
 
Text is center justified  
 
 
ð Right Justify
 
Text is right justified  
 

ð Full Justify
 
Text is justified to both the left and right margins  
 

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Component ID

Unique identifier used when passing property parameters in statements calling the label  


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Bring to Front
 
Places the currently selected object on the foreground of layered objects  
 

ð Send to Back

Places the currently selected object in the background of layered objects  


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Autosize

Object will shrink or stretch automatically based on value displayed  


ð DisplayFormat

Opens the Format dialog window for specifying a Field Mask for the data  
 
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For details on Format options, please see Understanding Display Formats.  


ð Use Border

Object will be encompassed in a rectangle border. The border will lay upon the actual field lines.  


ð LookAhead

LookAhead is designed to allow you to display summary calculations in the title band, page footer calculations in the page header band, group footer calculations in the group header band and column footer calculations in the column header.  
 
When the LookAhead property is checked, the draw command which represents the component on the rendered page will continue to update with the most recent calculation value until the label completes the generation of the associated page, group or column.  
 
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The Label Pass Setting property must be set to Two Pass in order for LookAhead calculations to function reliably.  
 

ð Position

Opens the Position dialog window for specifying hard-coded coordinates  
 
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ReprintOnOverFlow

ReprintOnOverFlow applies to situations where a Stretchable component is stretching across pages. If the object overflows onto a new page, any components that are on the same band will reprint on the new page (if ReprintOnOverFlow is checked).  
 

ð ShiftWithParent

ShiftWithParent applies to situations where a Stretchable component is stretching. If ShiftWithParent is checked, the label component will move based on the amount of stretching the object requires. When you want components to appear at the bottom of an object, this is a useful feature. If the object stretches to a new page, the components will print on the next page.  
 

ð Transparent

Allows the object to become transparent to the background object  


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Visible

The Visible property determines whether a label component will be printed  


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URL

Object will be displayed as a hyperlink when printed to PDF, HTML, and XHTML formats.  
 

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WordWrap

The WordWrap property determines whether the text of a label control has line breaks on word boundaries so that the text fits inside the control instead of being truncated.