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Apply Padding

Apply padding to an object to add white space between the object and its margin or, if there is a border, between the object and its border.

Steps

  1. Select the object to which you want to apply padding.

  2. In the Properties pane, double-click the Padding property.

  3. Specify top, bottom, left, and right padding by typing values in the corresponding boxes and choosing the unit of measure you want.

    Note: Specifying padding using % as the unit of measure is not supported when producing reports in PDF.

  4. Click OK.

Tip: You can quickly apply left or right padding by either pressing Tab and Shift+Tab or by clicking the increase indent  and the decrease indent buttons in the toolbar. When using the toolbar buttons, you can indent an object by up to nine times the indentation length. You can specify the indentation length to use by clicking the arrow beside either button and clicking Set Default Indent Length.