Underline only one part of a text field

Question

User-1210839387 posted

using .net 2005 report project.

I have constant text in a textbox on a Sql Server report and I would to underline only one part of the text (not all of it).  when I Select the 2 words that I want to underline and then click the underline icon it underlines all text in the textbox but I only want to underline 2 words.

<EXAMPLE>

I only want to underline this

</EXAMPLE>

but when I do that in the textbox of the report it underlines all the text in the textbox

how to do this?

thanks

MC

Answer 1

User-1681926258 posted

take a span for requred text only :

<EXAMPLE>

I only want to <span style="text-decoration:underline">underline this</span>

</EXAMPLE> 

Answer 2

User-1210839387 posted

thanks for the feedback.

am i supposed to see that change when I preview the report?

when I run the report in preview mode I see the "<span.....</span" text, not the desired effect

Answer 3

User2105670541 posted

just select the text how much you want to underline inside textbox, do not select Textbox completely. just press CTRL+U.

i think it will work

Answer 4

User-1210839387 posted

I tried CTRL + U and that does not work.

Answer 5

User-1210839387 posted

the best workaround that I can figure out is to put a Line underneath the text.  the problem that I'm having after that however is when I put a line in the textbox all sections before the line do not appear when I run the report which is very confusing to me

Answer 6

User-1210839387 posted

you know what, let me take back what I said about putting a line object underneath, that will not really work in regards to display.  I think that we are going to drop this idea.

I've read online about putting the underlined text in a separate textbox, so yes this means putting 2 or 3 textboxes where normally there was one, very ugly solutions but the only thing that I can think of for 2005.

Answer 7

User2105670541 posted

can you please have a look at below link, i've created the same thing you want, you can make a portion in a textbox as BOLD Italic or underline, you need not to make it for complete textbox, have a look at report project below:

https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=2a348ea2f152da00&resid=2A348EA2F152DA00!294&parid=2A348EA2F152DA00!112

Answer 8

User-1210839387 posted

thanks for the project, I will try to look at it next week at work when I have the time to do so.

Answer 9

User-1210839387 posted

is this a 2005 report?

Answer 10

User2105670541 posted

dear i have SSRS 2008, but if you have issues opening the solution, just create a project in SSRS 2005 and add the rdl file of my solution to your project to run.