| Managing Element Appearance | 
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In addition to the toolbar buttons in the Statement Designer, there are controls on the Attribute Bar that let you modify the content and appearance of the various Statement Designer elements.
Common Controls for Element Appearance
When no elements are selected, these controls will let you modify the Default Properties for Statement Designer.
Common Controls for Element Appearance
The following controls can be used to modify the appearance of any selected element:
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This button applies the color shown to the selected element. Clicking  attached to this button opens the color
selection dialog box, which lets you select the color to be applied or define a custom color. |
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This button applies the color shown to the background of the selected element.
Clicking attached to this button opens the color selection dialog box, which lets you select the background color
to be applied or define a custom color. |
In addition to the common controls indicated above, the Statement Designer includes a control that allows you to further modify the appearance of shapes. When a shape is selected, the following field is available:
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This field indicates the thickness of the selected shape element, in points. Click the drop-down button next to this field to change the thickness of the line that defines the selected shape. |
In addition to the common controls indicated above, the Statement Designer includes controls that allow you to further modify the appearance of line elements. When a line is selected, the following controls are available:
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This field indicates the thickness of the selected line, in points. Click the drop-down button next to this field to change the thickness of the selected line. |
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This field indicates the direction of the selected line's slant. Click the drop-down button next to this field if you want to reverse the angle of the selected line (Note: This only applies to lines that have been resized to be diagonal lines). |
In addition to the common controls indicated above, the Statement Designer includes controls that allow you to further modify the appearance of text contained in fields and text boxes. When a field or a text box is selected, the following text controls are available:
Click the drop-down button next to 
to select from a list of fonts available for the selected text field or text box.
Click the drop-down button next to 
to select a new font size for the selected field or text box.
Click 
to turn on or off the bold attribute for the text contained in the selected field or text box.
Click 
to turn on or off the italic attribute for the text contained in the selected field or text box.
Click 
to turn on or off the underline attribute for the text contained in the selected field or text
box.
| See also: | Selecting Elements |
| Moving or Resizing an Element |
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