### Format

The following are details about options of this category. The format properties set here will be only applied to columns of tables newly added to a catalog. See the dialog.

Data Type

Specifies the data type of the columns.

Format

Specifies the format of the columns.

Font

Specifies the font properties of the column contents.

- Font Face
  Specifies the font face of the column contents.
- Font Size
  Specifies the size of the font.
- Horizontal Alignment
  Specifies the horizontal alignment of the column contents.
- Vertical Alignment
  Specifies vertical alignment of the column contents.
- Foreground
  Specifies the color of the font foreground.
- Autofit
  Specifies whether to adjust the width according to the contents.
- Word wrap
  If checked, the contents will be wrapped.
- Italic
  If checked, italic fontface will be used.
- Underline
  If checked, the contents will be underlined.
- Strikethrough
  Specifies whether or not to draw a line through the column contents.
- Bold
  If checked, fold fontface will be used.

Border

Specifies properties of the column border.

- Border Width
  Specifies the width of the border. Can be from 1 to 3 points.
- Border Color
  Specifies the color of the border. Use a string like "0xff0000" to control or select a color from the palette. This works only if you specify lines for the borders.
- Top Line
  Specifies the top border line style.
- Bottom Line
  Specifies the bottom border line style.
- Right Line
  Specifies the right border line style.
- Left Line
  Specifies the left border line style.
- Shadow
  Specifies to draw a shadow to the border.
  - Shadow Color
    Specifies the color for the shadow. Use a string like "0xff0000" to control or select a color from the palette.

Background

Specifies the color for the background of the columns.

Null Display

If there is no value in a column, JReport will display NULL as default. You can also set what will be displayed when there is no value in the column by inserting the mouse in the Report Inspector and inputting a value.

Pattern Style

Specifies the pattern for the columns.

Pattern Color

Specifies the color to draw the pattern using a string such as "0xff0000" or select a color from the drop-down menu.

Padding

Specifies the spaces between the contents of a column and its borders.

- Top Padding
  Specifies the space between the contents of a column and its top borders.
- Bottom Padding
  Specifies the space between the contents of a column and its bottom borders.
- Left Padding
  Specifies the space between the contents of a column and its left borders.
- Right Padding
  Specifies the space between the contents of a column and its right borders.

Note: Values specified here will be applied only when you add data tables to a catalog. You can adjust the values for each field in the Catalog Browser, or after the fields are added to reports in the Report Inspector.