Simple Borders

Simple Borders

The border property can be found in the Appearance section of the Object Inspector.


Fig. 1 – Object Inspector > Appearance > Border

Sides

The Border.Side property can determine which sides of a border will be visible. There are four segments per border: Right side, left side, top side, and bottom side. The user has the option of displaying the different combinations of these borders by modifying the advanced border properties.


Fig. 2 – Border Side Examples

Style

The Border.Style property controls the style of the border. There are seven styles available:


Fig. 3 – Border Styles

Color

The Border.Color property controls the color of the border.


Fig. 4 – Border Colors

Thickness

The Border.Size property controls the thickness of the border.


Fig. 5 – Border Thicknesses
If the Double border is selected, the border thickness will be disregarded.

Border Shadow

There are three parameters for border shadows:

  1. Border.ShadowSize – This parameter controls the size of the shadow. 
  2. Border.ShadowSize – This parameter determines the brush that is used for drawing the shadow. 
  3. Border.DropShadow – This parameter is a Boolean property. While it is set to true, a shadow will be displayed. While it is false, there will be no shadow shown. 

Shadow Styles

There are five shadow styles available:


Fig. 6 – Shadow Styles

Combining the different properties can result in a large range of different appearances for your reports.


Fig. 7 – Shadow Examples Combining Properties

Access

As stated earlier, the border properties can be accessed directly through the Object Inspector. Select the ellipsis next to the Border property to open the Border window for easier manipulation.


Fig. 8 – Border Window > Simple Tab

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