The Format page of the TextBox smart panel gives you control over the following items:

• Format code: Select one of the common numeric formats provided or use a custom .NET formatting code to format dates or numbers. For more information, see MSDN's Formatting Types topic.
• Line height: This property sets the space between lines of text.

  Note: This property only affects HTML output.

• Textbox height: Select the following options to control the height of the textbox.
  • Can increase to accommodate contents (True by default.) This property allows the textbox to grow vertically if the contents require it so that text is not cut off.
  • Can decrease to accommodate contents (False by default.) This property allows the textbox to shrink vertically if the contents do not fill the control.
• Amount of space to leave around report item
  • Top margin: Set the top padding in points.
  • Left margin: Set the left padding in points.
  • Right margin: Set the right padding in points.
  • Bottom margin: Set the bottom padding in points.
• Text direction and writing mode
  • Direction: Choose LTR for left to right, or RTL for right to left.
  • Mode: Choose lr-tb for left right top bottom (normal horizontal text) or tb-rl for top bottom right left (vertical text on its side).

Note: You can select the <Expression...> option in many of these properties to create an expression to determine the value. For properties with enumerated values, the values are listed under Constants in the Fields tree view on the left side of the Expression Editor.

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