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title: "Formatting"
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> Macro (anchor)



## Overview

Once the data and output styles have been defined through the report wizard you can define the formatting options on the output page to create presentation quality reports.

 

> Macro (html-bobswift)

 


## Menu Items

![image](media://1f7c1406-c7d7-4c7e-8657-57f4a94cc341)

The main format menu provides you with access to all the data related formatting options. The formatting options are only visible if the report is in DRAFT mode – once ACTIVE the active menu will be displayed with additional report management features.

| **Icon** | **Menu Item** | **Description** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ![image](media://75a3bff4-3f73-4e33-9221-9ed1c57094f7) | **Hide Table** | This allows you to hide the tabular display in the report, showing only chart(s).   
 **<span style="color: #cc0000">Note:</span>** the report must contain a report for this option to be available. |
| ![image](media://7fccbf17-53fd-4bee-b328-100d42b9a772) | **Show Table** | This allows you to display a hidden table in the report output, showing chart(s) and table.  
 **<span style="color: #cc0000">Note:</span>** the report must contain a report for this option to be available. |
| ![image](media://e0eaf465-fe62-427f-ba1e-685ade20bbcf) | **Report Formatting** | This menu allows you to apply formatting changes that affect the report as a whole. See [Report Formatting](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833561) for more information. |
| ![image](media://a0e70398-0f0f-4ce9-8566-7372ca615083) | **Column Formatting** | This menu allows you to apply formatting changes that affect a single field, rather than the whole report. See [Column Formatting](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2832868) for more information. |
| ![image](media://43728b1f-2f53-4413-8629-8907251b81e5) | **Conditional Formatting** | This menu allows you to apply alerts to a field based on defined conditions. See [Conditional Formatting](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833564) for more information. |
| ![image](media://c733d30f-8a97-401c-999e-50ac0db17174) | **Section Formatting** | This menu allows you to apply formatting changes that affect to the way sections are displayed. See [Section Formatting](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833474) for more information. |
| ![image](media://eebcaeee-0cc7-4655-9029-ac9c2cddfe91) | **Related Reports Formatting** | This menu allows you to apply formatting changes that affect the way [Co-Display Reports](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833171) are displayed. See [Related Reports Formatting](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833420) for more information. |
| ![image](media://0addb0fb-2366-425d-b520-c87d9a1456e1) | **Filter Formatting** | This menu allows you to apply formatting changes that affect the way filters are displayed. See [Filter Formatting](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833336) for more information. |
| ![image](media://fdbd9b36-62b3-4038-af39-2aa17f14930b) | **Annotation** | This menu allows you to view and create annotations. See [Report Annotation](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833567) for more information. |
| ![image](media://07b4f114-4032-481e-bd3c-abf2e8a11a39) | **KPI** | This menu allows you to change the output to a KPI report display for use on a KPI Dashboard Tab. See [KPI Reports](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833453) for more information. |
| ![image](media://555df2f5-c77c-4200-a693-5e24d815503f) | **Summary** | This menu allows you to create a summary of the report's key metrics and category breakdowns. See [Report Summary](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER72/pages/2833570) for more information. |