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The text area is found in the middle of the program. This is where the content of the report lives. Because the program is based off templates, often times there will be “boiler-plate” content already in place.

 

Boiler-plate is content that is the same every time you use the template.  The line spacing, indentation, picklists, cloakable text, tags, etc can be built right into the boiler-plate so all that needs to be done is to fill in the report.  This makes it easy to create consistent reports and you don’t have to waste time with the design.

 

Boiler-plate content is not set-in-stone. In most cases, content can be edited or deleted at your discretion unless it has been locked.