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Label Designer

Use the Label Designer to create and modify labels. When the Label Designer window is active, Visual FoxPro displays the Report menu and the Report Controls toolbar.

The Label Designer is the same as the Report Designer, using the same menus and toolbars. The main difference is that the Label Designer automatically defines the page and its columns based on the size of label you select.

To quickly create a simple label layout, click Quick Report on the Report menu. Quick Report prompts you for input on the fields and layout you want for your label.

Bands

By default, the Label Designerdisplays five bands: Page Header, Column Header, Detail, Column Footer, and Page Footer.

You can add the following bands to your label.

Band Printed Typical Contents
Group Header Once per report Preface to following data
Group Footer Once per report Calculated values for group data
Title Once per report Title
Date or page number
Company logo
Box around the title
Summary Once per report Grand totals
Text such as Grand Totals

Ruler

The Label Designer has a vertical and horizontal ruler you use to more precisely position objects in the bands. Use the ruler in conjunction with the View menu's Show Position command to help you position objects.

To change the ruler scale

The ruler is set to the system default (inches). Change this to pixels as follows:

  1. On the Format menu, click Set Grid Scale. The Set Grid Scale Dialog Box is displayed.

  2. In the Set Grid Scale dialog box, select Pixels and click OK.

    The ruler scale is set to pixels, and the position indicator in the status bar (if Show Position is selected on the View menu) also displays positions in pixels.

See Also

Label Wizard | Quick Report Dialog Box | Set Grid Scale Dialog Box | CREATE LABEL Command | Menu and Shortcut Designers | Form Designer | Creating Reports and Labels | Controlling Report and Label Output