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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://15838b96-8657-4cdb-9c6e-090fc7ee6561)

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://f686ce40-7068-4c06-9fc8-0aabdc7fba28) | **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://58b6959a-a634-42c4-823d-8a4e208283c3) | **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://a31e23b2-2255-4173-b8c6-a07f8bd80aa6) | **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/USER73Plus/pages/1376574) for more information. |
| ![image](media://df9e3271-5a98-45fe-aa70-6c4f8f44d66f) | **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/USER73Plus/pages/1376807) for more information. |
| ![image](media://defe56e0-e157-4637-b3a3-77f0e8bb6024) | **Conditional Formatting** | This menu allows you to apply alerts to a field based on defined conditions. See [Conditional Formatting - old](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=user73plus&title=Conditional%20Formatting%20-%20old&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=1376811) for more information. |
| ![image](media://3b5ffe63-1b2a-4788-acd3-7281c9447cbc) | **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/USER73Plus/pages/1376809) for more information. |
| ![image](media://86c8e484-f0fb-4847-b68a-6ef874d60a41) | **Related Reports Formatting** | This menu allows you to apply formatting changes that affect the way [Co-Display Reports](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER73Plus/pages/1376767) are displayed. See [Related Reports Formatting](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER73Plus/pages/1376805) for more information. |
| ![image](media://e475cada-f4b1-4e21-a497-11ca872fbffb) | **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/USER73Plus/pages/1376379) for more information. |
| ![image](media://67c85b2c-1ce7-4d07-a20b-a009d5685454) | **Annotation** | This menu allows you to view and create annotations. See [Report Annotation](https://yellowfin.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USER73Plus/pages/1376857) for more information. |
| ![image](media://5a9951ee-41bb-4967-8f2d-b395de05b15c) | **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/USER73Plus/pages/1376661) for more information. |
| ![image](media://9aa0d12a-0ae8-4b7a-a3e6-1c54345b1228) | **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/USER73Plus/pages/1377187) for more information. |