Text Block

The Reports tool enables the user to add text blocks with custom formatting on report sheets. Similar to other sheet objects, these blocks support pasting to the selected cell range and activation.

After these operations are executed the text block object is added to the specified range. After the object is activated the following operations are available:

To enter or edit text in a text block, double-click on the object. An edit box appears. Place or edit text in the edit box. To close the edit box, click outside the text block.

To set up formatting parameters of the text entered into text block:

Select the Format context menu item of the object contents.
Press CTRL + 1.

The Format dialog box opens with the Font and Indents and Spacing tabs.

To set up formatting of object text, the user can also define formatting parameters in the Font group of the Home ribbon tab.

To undo the last action executed for text block contents:

Select the Undo context menu item.
Press CTRL + Z.

To redo the undone action:

Select the Redo context menu item.
Press CTRL + Y.

To cut the selected text block contents to the clipboard:

Click the Cut button in the Clipboard group of the Home ribbon tab.
Select the Cut context menu item of the object contents.
Press CTRL + X.

Object contents is cut to the clipboard.

To copy the selected text block contents to the clipboard:

Click the Copy button in the Clipboard group of the Home ribbon tab.
Select the Copy context menu item of the object contents.
Press CTRL + C.

Object contents is copied to the clipboard.

To paste data to the text block from the clipboard:

Click the Paste button in the Clipboard group of the Home ribbon tab.
Select the Paste context menu item.
Press CTRL + V.

Data stored in the clipboard is pasted to the text block.

To delete the selected contents from a text block:

Select the Delete context menu item.
Press the DELETE key.

The selected object contents is deleted.

To select all the text in a text block:

Select the Select All context menu item.
Press CTRL + A.

All object text is selected.

To align text block contents, select alignment method in the Alignment group of the Home ribbon tab.

The following alignment modes can be applied to shape text:

Align text to the left.
Align text to the center.
Align text to the right.

NOTE. Alignment is applied to all text shown within the object.