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Set Global Document Footer Preferences

You can set the default global formatting for document footer text for all reports you generate, or change the default global formatting for an existing report template.

To set global document footer preferences

1. Click Report Template Builder, Report Builder from the Tools menu.

   The Report Templates dialog opens.

2. Select an existing report template for which you want to change the global settings and then click the Edit button, or click the New button to create a new template.

   The Report Template Builder dialog opens.

3. Click Preferences from the Edit menu.

   The Report Template Builder Preferences dialog opens.

4. Click the Footer tab, set the following properties as needed, and then click OK.
   • Specify the default font, color, and text alignment settings for the footer text.
   • Select the Apply All Preferences check box to apply settings to all future report templates.
   • Click the Apply to the Current Template button to only apply settings to the report template you currently have open.

   The Report Template Builder Preferences dialog closes and you are returned to the Report Template Builder dialog where you can either exit or run a report.

Caution: If you are using the Report Template Builder on a non-English operating system that uses double-byte fonts, such as Korean or Japanese, you should reset the default fonts in the Title, Header, Footer, Section, and Table tabs to a font appropriate to your operating system.

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