Within reports, brushes are utilized to fill backgrounds or to insert text. To change the brush style, select the dropdown next to Brush in the Object Inspector menu.
Fig. 1 – Object Inspector > Appearance > Brush
Fig. 2 – Available Brush Types
The six brush types are as follows:
Fig. 3 – Brush Type Examples
- Empty – This brush type applies a transparent background to the selected component.
- Solid – This brush type allows the user to select the color to fill the background of the selected component.
- Hatch – This brush type applies a texture to the background of the selected component. Background and Foreground Colors can be specified independently.
- Gradient – This brush type applies a gradient to the background of the selected component. The colors can be specified.
- Glare – This brush type applies a Glare effect to the background of the selected component.
- Glass – This brush type applies a Glass effect to the background of the selected component.