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:

The Shapes item in the drop-down menu of the Insert button on the toolbar.
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.

Deleting Shape

To delete a shape:

Select the Delete item in the shape's context menu.
Select the shape and press the DELETE key.

Basic Operations with Shapes

Set up object properties

Select several objects

Copy, cut and paste object

Rotate object

Set up object order

Place object in specified cell range

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.