The Properties panel displays the properties of the currently selected item.
The
All or Alphabetize Properties
buttons. The Search
button allows you to search for a particular property.
When grouped, properties are grouped by function. Below is a description of all the property groups:
Not all property groups will appear for all
Actions: Group of commonly used properties and actions for the item. These properties are aggregated at the top of the Properties panel, but also appear in their respective property groups. Changes made to the properties that appear in this panel will be reflected in the property group they belong to.
Styles: Group of properties that define the styles applied to the item.
Appearance: Group of properties for configuring the appearance of an item, such as background color or text formatting. See Inherit Settings from the Band or Report for more information on how bands and controls can share Appearance property settings.
Behavior: These properties enable an item and its contents to resize or reformat at run time.
Data: Group of properties that allow you to configure the content or value of an item.
Design: For most
Layout: Group of properties that determine the size and location of the item in the
Navigation: Together, these properties allow you to map
Printing: Supports right-to-left writing systems.
For a description of the properties available for each item, see the following references: