Shapes

The Reports tool supports inserting of the following shapes:

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

Adding a Shape

To add a picture 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 with 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 a 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.