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Table Properties

There are many fields you can use to customize a table, but they are not required. WEP Forms can generate a table either without these properties or using default values. See each field and its funct…

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There are many fields you can use to customize a table, but they are not required. WEP Forms can generate a table either without these properties or using default values. See each field and its functionality below. See bottom this page for examples.

Filed Name

Field Type

Description - How To Use Fields

Item # Type

Multiple Choice

Use this for displaying Item#(item counter) for each row. You can also select column to display this.

Options: First Column, First Column-Reset by Grouping, Last Column, Last Column-Reset by Grouping

# of Items Per Page

Numeric

Use this, if you want specific number of records to be displayed on each page.

Example: If you select 5, on each page there will be 5 rows.

Headers

Checkbox

Hide or Show table headers. When selected, table column headers will be displayed.

Borders

Checkbox

Hide or Show table borders. When selected, table borders will be displayed.

No Split Rows

Checkbox

Select this to prevent rows split into two pages. If last row on page doesn't fit on that page, it will start on second page.

Row Color Field

Numeric

Field ID of table (subtable) field that holds row background color. This can text field or formula text field. This field shows hexadecimal color value or color name.

Field value or formula examples:

"#2a85c6"

If([Status]="Paid", "#2a85c6", "Red")

If you want to use alternate row background color, separate colors by “~”

Example 1: "#2a85c6~#4d4dff" ==> Odd rows background color is #2a85c6 and even rows background color is #4d4dff

Example 2: "#2a85c6~#4d4dff~#e6e6e6" ==> Defines background colors for three rows; every group of three rows repeats the same color sequence.

Rows Per Record

Numeric

For Excel templates only. Displays one table record per selected number. Example: If set to 3, skip next two rows or adds two empty rows between records. Use this to combine multiple tables' records.

Table Alignment

Multiple Choice

This is how the table will be aligned on document.

Options: Left, Center and Right

Cell Spacing

Numeric

For Word templates only. Add space between table cells.

Cell Spacing is 1

Cell Spacing is blank

Header Vertical Text Direction

Multiple Choice

For Word templates only. Column headers label will be displayed in vertically

Options: Bottom To Top, Top To Bottom

Header Row Height

Numeric

For Word templates only. Use this if you are using “Header Vertical Text Direction” field to control header row height.

(ALL) Border Style

Multiple Choice

Use this to select border style. Examples: “None”, “Single”, “Double”.

(ALL) Border Size

Numeric

Use this to select border size. Use integer numbers(No Decimals)

(ALL) Border Style

Text

Use this to select border color. Examples: “Red”, “"#2a85c6”, “#000000”.

EXAMPLES: See two different configurations and results for the same below:

Settings 1 below show table properties fields' values in WEP Table record under Table Properties tab. Row will be highlighted if amount is greater than $2,000.00 Formula in field id=17(Row Color Field) is If([Actual Amount]>2000, "#E3F705")

Result 1: Below see the table on document with properties above.

Settings 2: Below shows same table with different properties fields' values in WEP Table record under Table Properties tab. Headers are in vertical format and different border styles and colors selected.

Result 2: Below see the table on document with properties above.

How did we do?

Totals and Total Row For Numeric Fields

Table Columns

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