Shapes

The Reports tool supports inserting of the following shapes:

Lines: straight line, arrow, two-headed arrow.
Rectangles: rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse.
Regular polygons: triangle, diamond, pentagon.

Adding a Shape

To add a shape on a regular report sheet, select a cell or cell range:

Execute one of the operations:

Click the Shapes button on the Insert toolbar tab.
Select the Insert > Shapes main menu item.

Select the required shape in the drop-down list.

If a single cell was selected, the top left corner of the shape will match the top left corner of the selected cell. If a cell range was selected, the shape will be fitted to the selected range.

The created shape is linked to its location. Thus, if the user adds rows or columns before the shape location, the shape is moved together with other rows or columns.

Basic Operations with Shapes

To work with shapes as objects on a report sheet, see the Working with Objects on Report Sheet article.

Setting Up Shape Properties

Depending on the selected shape type, the following groups of object setup parameters are available:

Lines. The following groups of parameters are available: Outline and Object Properties.
Rectangles. The following groups of parameters are available: Fill, Border, Text and Object Properties.
Regular Polygons. The following groups of parameters are available: Fill, Border, Text and Object Properties.