>Is there any way to shade a detail line in report writer. say a light gray only when certain conditions are met, I can handle the print when but can not figure out how to put a shape behind the fields and have it print only for certain fields to give the appearance of a highlight.
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>Thanks
>James

You can add rectangle with appropriate 'Fill' and 'Pen' options and 'Send it to Back'. Then place field on this rectanlge and select 'Opaque' option.