Syntax / Examples of Markup Text Formatting

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Article Goal: Provide a source of the available HTML tags that can be used with the Allow Markup Text property in Finished Reports.

In this article we are going provide a few HTML tags that can be used with the Allow Markup Text property in Finished Reports.

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Example: Formatting Label with Markup Text / Expression Logic

Example: Results

Available Format Tags / Syntax / Examples

Text Format Tags

• Bold text
  • Syntax: <b></b>
  • Example: '<b>Bold text</b>'

• Italic text
  • Syntax: <i></i>
  • Example: '<i>Italic text</i>'

• Strikethrough text
  • Syntax: <s></s>
  • Example: '<s>Strikethrough text</s>'

• Underlined text
  • Syntax: <u></u>
  • Example: '<u>Underlined text</u>'

• Combination text
  • '<b><u> Bold and Underlined text </u></b> '
  • The <r> tag applies normal text formatting, resetting any existing bold, italic, underlined, and strikethrough formats following the tag.
    • '<b><u> Bold and Underlined text<r>Normal or Reset Format Text </u></b>'

MISC Format Tags

• Size
  • Syntax: '<size=value></size>'
  • Example: '<size=10>10pt text</size>'

• Color
  • Syntax: '<color=value></color>'
  • Example: '<color=red>Red Text</color>'

• Backcolor
  • Syntax: <backcolor=value></backcolor>
  • Example: '<backcolor=red>Red Highlight</backcolor>'

• Line break
  • Syntax: <br>
  • Example: 'Hello<br>World'

• Font
  • Syntax: <font></font>
  • Example: '<font=Helvetica>Helvetica text</font>'

• Subscript & Superscript
  • Syntax: , 
  • Example: '_{Subscript Text}' or '^{Superscript Text}'

• Hyperlink
  • '<href=value>Your URL</href>' or '<a href=value>Your URL</a>'
  • If the value contains a space, put the string in quotes.
  • value = the URL you want.

• Non-breaking Space
  • Syntax:<nbsp>
  • Example: 'Hello<nbsp>World'

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