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Click to Expand/Collapse textAdd a Label
1.Click the Label Icon. Hint: If you do not know what an icon represents, float your mouse over the icon; the name of the icon will appear in a small pop-up.

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2.Click in the report approximately where you want to add the label.  A label will appear in the report. Hint: The new label will be in the same font style and size as the label you were on when you clicked the Label Icon.  Therefore, if you want to match a new label to the existing labels, click on an existing label before clicking the Label Icon.  If you want to add a label or field to a region, you must ensure that you put the label or field in the correct location.  While it may appear as if you have placed the label or field within the boundaries of the region, it can be difficult to tell.  Even a slight overhang of the label or field outside the region boundaries will cause the entire component to exist outside the region.  To ensure that you are creating a component in the right place, refer to the Report Tree (see Report Tree below).
3.It is recommended that you right-click the new label and click on the AutoSize option so that it is unchecked.  The AutoSize function will actually make it more difficult to adjust the new label so that it is consistent with the rest of the report.
4.To change the caption of the label, click in the Edit Box located in the upper left corner.  Delete the current text and type in the caption you want.

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5.You can adjust the label font as required:
a.To change the Font or Font Size, use the drop-down lists beside the Edit Box.
b.Click on the Bold, Italic or Underline icons to adjust the Font Style.
c.To re-align the text within the label box, click the Left Justify, Center or Right Justify icons.
d.To change the color of the font, click the drop-down arrow beside the Font Color icon and select a new color.
e.To change the label background, click the Highlight Color icon and select a new color.

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6.You can move the new label by dragging and dropping it into a new position.  If you need more precise control of movement, use the Nudge icons to move the label in small increments.

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7.You can re-size the label manually by dragging and dropping the arrows that appear on the corners and around the edges of the label box.  To fine tune the width and height, right-click on the label and select Position.  Enter a number for the Width and/or Height and click Apply to preview the effect.  If you are satisfied with the adjustment, click OK.

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8.To resize and align the new label so that it is consistent with other components in the report, use the Align or Space and Size toolbars.
a.Move the new label to its location.
b.Find an existing component with which the new label must align (e.g. the label or field directly above, below or beside).  Click on that existing component.  Ensure that you click on the existing component first, as the first-selected component will act as the default to which both labels will be aligned.
c.Hold down the Shift key and click on the new label. Now both components should be highlighted with a pale grey border.
d.Click on the Align Left, Right, or Center (horizontally) Icon if the new label is above or below the existing component, or click the Align Top, Bottom or Center (vertically) Icon if the new label is beside the existing component.

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9.The new label will be aligned with the existing component.  Now, to size the new label to match the existing component, leave both labels highlighted.   If you want to size the new label to a different component, click on the different component, hold the Shift key and click on the new label again.
10.Click the appropriate Size Icon to Shrink Width to Smallest, Grow Width to Largest, Shrink Height to Smallest or Grow Height to Largest.

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Click to Expand/Collapse textAdd a DB Text Field

After you have added the label, you may want to add a database field that corresponds to the caption in the label.

1.Click the PSI DB Text Icon.

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2.You could also click the DB Text Icon.   The DB Text and the PSI DB Text components do the same things, but PSI DB Text has even more options.  Therefore, it really is not necessary to use DB Text instead of PSI DB Text.

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3.Click in the report approximately where you want to add the database field.  The field will appear in the report.
4.In the upper left corner, choose the database/table from the left drop-down list and the field from the right drop-down list.  Some examples could be:
a.Database:        Event                Field:                EventName
b.Database:        Company                Field:                CompanyName
c.Database:        Event Totals        Field:                EventBalance
5.Adjust the font as required, following step (5) in Add a Label above.
6.Align and re-size the field as required, using another component as reference if necessary, following steps (7) and (8) in Add a Label above.  Remember to align first and then re-size.
7.You can also change the display format of the value in the field.  Right-click the field and choose DisplayFormat from the speed menu. In the Format dialog box, there is a list of display options that will vary depending on the type of value in the field.  Select one of the options and click OK.

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