Highlighting Expert

Post Author: jcpub
CA Forum: Administration
I am using Highlighting Expert to change the color of several fields based on the data found in a particular fields.  It works OK.  However, I have several columns to format and 5 criteria per column.  Is there a way to use this tool on several fields at a time?  I tried selecting all of the fields but then Highlighting Expert does not appear.
Thank you.

Hi Divya,
The Highlighting Expert is 'just another way' to conditionally colour fields. It is usually used by developers who are very new to Crystal Reports and are not very comfortable with the whole idea of writing 'code' for simple things.
Do note however, that complex formulae/conditions cannot be defined in the Higlighting Expert - that's where you'd need to get used to the formula editor.
-Abhilash

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