Create a Static control in a window or in a report

1. On the "Creation" pane, in the "Usual controls" group, click .
2. Click where you want to create the control. The control appears in the editor.

1. On the "Creation" pane, in the "Text" group, click .
2. Click where the control will be created in the report. The control appears in the editor.

• Reports are not available.
• Versions 19 and later
  In a window, multiline Static controls can use ellipsis: if the text is too long to fit in the control, the end of the text is replaced by three dots. The use of the ellipsis can be defined in the "Details" tab of the Static control.
  New in version 19
  In a window, multiline Static controls can use ellipsis: if the text is too long to fit in the control, the end of the text is replaced by three dots. The use of the ellipsis can be defined in the "Details" tab of the Static control.
  In a window, multiline Static controls can use ellipsis: if the text is too long to fit in the control, the end of the text is replaced by three dots. The use of the ellipsis can be defined in the "Details" tab of the Static control.
• Versions 21 and later
  In a window, multiline Static controls can be justified ("Horizontal alignment: Justified").
  New in version 21
  In a window, multiline Static controls can be justified ("Horizontal alignment: Justified").
  In a window, multiline Static controls can be justified ("Horizontal alignment: Justified").

Creating a Static control in RTF format in a window

1. On the "Creation" pane, in the "Usual controls" group, click .

Modifying a Static control in the report editor

• Method 1:
  1. Select the control. The selection handles appear around the control.
  2. Click the control again. The mouse cursor turns into an input cursor.
  3. Type the new text of the control. As soon as you click outside the control, it switches back to read-only.
     Remark: You can format text in the report editor directly from the ribbon: on the "Modification" pane, use the options in the "Quick edit" group.
• Method 2:
  1. Select the control.
  2. Open the control description window ("Description" from the popup menu).
  3. Enter the new text in each language supported by the control.
  4. Modify (if necessary) the formatting in the "Style" tab.
     Remark: You can format text in the report editor directly from the ribbon: on the "Modification" pane, use the options in the "Quick edit" group.

Content of Static control (report editor)

• The character string displayed in the Static control can contain the value of an item printed in the report. To insert the value of an item or a control of the report into the text of the Static control, enter the name of the item or control between [% and %].
  For example, the text of the control can correspond to:
  The [%SupplierName%] supplier sells the [%ProductName%] product at [%PriceIOT%].
  The SupplierName, ProductName and PriceIOT items will be replaced by their value when printing the report.
• Text can span multiple lines. In this case, the control must be a multiline control and its size must be large enough.
  Remark: If an orientation angle is applied to a multiline control, the automatic CR characters are ignored. Only the manual CR characters are taken into account.