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To define the format for the report, click the Column Format
To format a column, click on it so that it is highlighted in the list under Report Columns Settings. It is possible to format more then one column at a time by holding down the <SHIFT> key while clicking on the list of columns.
| Format Type | Description |
| Heading | This is the text that will appear at the top of the column |
| Width | This is the number of pixels wide the column should be |
| Display | This indicates if the column should be displayed or not. (Hidden columns are useful for certain types of filtering, ordering or linking to other resources) |
| Type | This indicates if the data should be treated as a String, Number or Date |
| Format | If the Type is Numeric there are many formatting options available to display the results |
| Align | This specifies that the results be in the left, center or right of the column |
| Link | If this data in this column is to be link to another report that is selected here. Please see Report Links for details on how this function works. |
| Link Column | The link column (sometimes a hidden column) contains the data or variable that is passed to the link specified |
| Theme | If there is a Visual Map theme that can be associated with this column, selecting the theme will color code the column accordingly |
| Style | Unknown and likely associated with the Stylesheet File name that is not being used because of the hosted environment |
| Drill | Unknown |
| Subtotal | If this is specified there are subtotal options for grouping the resultset |
| Total | No total, a count or summary can be defined here |
| DB Column | This is the column name returned by the SQL of the report |