Modify background colors

Color can be used to highlight important information in your report or differentiate sections. You can add, change, or remove background colors for an entire report section or format records in a table. Report sections that support background colors are the Report Header, Page Header, Group Header, Details, Group Footer, Page Footer and Report Footer. This includes the same sections of a related report.

Define section background color

Each report section can be configured to use its own unique background color.

Choose a report section from the Contents pane for the open report. On the Format tab in the Appearance group, you can access the color palette for background color.

  1. Select the section for which you want to change the background color to activate it. You can click directly in the report view or choose a section from the Contents pane.
  2. Click the Format tab.
  3. In the Appearance group, click the Background color drop-down menu to open the color palette.
  4. Pick a new color to change the background for that section. The color is updated automatically in the report view.

Alternate background color for records in the report

When editing a report, you can set a row color that will appear on every other record to improve readability when navigating through large amounts of information. You can also combine a primary background color and an alternate row color when modifying the appearance of your records.

  1. Select the Details section of the report to activate it.
  2. Under the Details tab, on the Format tab in the Appearance group, check the Alternate row color check box.
  3. Pick a new color to modify the background appearance for every other record.

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