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Defines the contents and formatting for a label.

In the Common task, this dialog box appears when you select a ToolTip on the Options ToolTips tab and click Edit Tooltips. You can edit the formatting for the selected label and the changes are saved to the session file. Edits made to the label are not saved to the Catalog.

In the Drawings and Reports task, this dialog box appears when you select New Format in the Name drop-down on the Labels tab of the Item Properties dialog box when using Design Layout to format a report. You can create a new label format to use within your report.

In the Catalog task, labels are created and maintained using the Tools > Define Label command.

Name

Specifies the name of the label. You can specify a label name to override the existing name or select More from the drop-down and edit an existing label definition. If you are accessing the label definition from the Options ToolTips tab, the name is read-only.

Description

Describes the label.

Add Row

Adds a new row to the properties list.

Delete CLASSIC ICON Delete Row

Deletes the selected row from the properties list.

Properties

Displays properties associated with the label. The options available are different depending on the type of label, either COM or SQL Query.

If you are working with a COM Label, you can add or delete property rows as needed.

If you are working with an SQL Query Label, the definition provides the following capabilities:

  • Show Results Pane - Adds a results pane to the Properties section. The results update when you execute the query.

  • Execute Query - Runs the query as specified. If the Results pane is shown, the results display.

  • Properties - Displays the Query Parameters Designer dialog box.

  • Name - Specifies a name for the query.

Layout

Provides a text field for typing text and fields to be used in the label. The options available are described as follows:

Rich Text Format

Displays the Font dialog box so you can specify font, font style, font size, and font special effects to be used in the label.

Conditional Block

Not available in this version.

Field Formatting

Displays the Field Formatting dialog box so you can define specific formatting for a selected field. This button is disabled unless a field is selected in the Layout text box. For more information, see Format Field Dialog Box (Label Editor).

Unit Formatting

Displays the Select Rule dialog box for specifying a Unit of Measure formatting rule. This button is disabled unless a unit of measure field is selected in the Layout text box. For more information, see Select Rule Dialog Box (Label Editor - Unit of Measure).

Position Definition

Displays the Position Definition dialog box for defining the display of the positional information within the label. This button is disabled unless a positional field is selected in the Layout text box. For more information, see Position Definition Dialog Box.

Orientation Definition

Not available in this version.