Microvellum Reports features two components that are used to draw and set up text. These components are Text and Rich Text.
To access the font for these components, open the Style Designer, and the Font property is found in the Object Inspector at the side of the window.
Fig. 1 – Style Designer > Object Inspector > Appearance > Font
Select Fonts
A report’s text can be generated using different font styles. The font is determined through the Font.Name property.
Fig. 2 – Font Examples
Any font that is available from the .NET Framework can be used in a report.
Select a font that is likely to be present on a user’s machine or a report may not render correctly.
Size
The font size is controlled by the Font.Size property.
Fig. 3 – Font Size Examples
Styles
There are options available to be applied to fonts such as strikeout, underlined, italic, semibold, bold, and regular. These styles are controlled by the following properties: Font.Bold, Font.Strikeout, Font.Underline and Font.Italic. These styles can be combined.
Fig. 4 – Font Style Examples
Text Brush
The Text Brush property is accessed through the same method as the font property. Select the Style Designer, and the Text Brush property is found in the Object Inspector at the side of the window.
Fig. 5 – Style Designer > Object Inspector > Appearance > Text Brush
There are five brush types available:
Solid
Hatch
Glass
Glare
Gradient
Fig. 6 – Brush Types Available
