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Choose Format Dialog Box (Visual Studio Report Designer)

Use the Choose Format dialog box to specify a textbox format. This dialog box opens when you click the ellipsis button (...) in the Format tab of the Textbox Properties dialog box.

Options

  • Format
    Specify the data format to use for values that appear in the textbox. Valid values include Default, Number, Date, Time, Percentage, and Currency. Click a format to display the format codes you can select.
  • Custom
    Type a custom format code. Click the function button (fx) to use the Expression Editor to build a custom code.
  • Sample
    Displays an example of how the value looks when formatted in the code you specify.

See Also

Reference

Textbox Properties Dialog Box - General Tab (Visual Studio Report Designer)

Concepts

Adding Style and Formatting to a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
Using Expressions in a Report (Visual Studio Report Designer)
ReportViewer Controls (Visual Studio)
ReportViewer Web Server and Windows Forms Controls

Other Resources

Report Designer User Interface Reference (Visual Studio)