To add text and graphics to a report, you drop text and image fields onto report lines in the body of the report shell.
Add a text field to your report as follows:
, the Report Text Field, from the parts palette.
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| You can resize text fields horizontally only. |
Here is a text field on a simple report.
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| You can also edit the text of the field in its properties table. Select the object field. Type the text you want, then close the Properteis window. |
Add graphics to your report as follows:
, the Report Line, from the parts palette, and drop this part below the first
line.
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| The mouse pointer will change to crosshairs when it is positioned over a spot where you can drop the line. |
, the Report Image Field, from the parts palette.
This field appears as a gray box. The default size for an image field is 1 inch square. You can resize image fields both horizontally and vertically. When you resize the image field, the report line grows vertically to accommodate the height of the field.
Once you have selected a file, the image appears in the Preview frame. If you type the file name, the image will appear in the Preview frame as soon as a valid path has been typed.
Here is an image field with a text field beside it. This text can wrap to the next line.
In the Composition Editor, this text will appear to be clipped, but when you test the report, the text will be wrapped to the next line.

Your report is ready to be tested, previewed, and printed.