Crystal Reports – How to apply alternative line shading

The following steps show how to make the ‘details’ row in a crystal report using alternative line shading.

In this example we will be using a light grey colour (RGB 239,239,239) for even rows – but you can select any colour of your choice – Rapid  Tables can help you select another colour.

This is what the report looked like before shading is applied:

1. With the report open, click on the ‘Report’ menu then ‘Section Expert’
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3. With the ‘Details‘ section selected click on the ‘Color’ tab
4. Click on the formula button
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6. Enter in the following formula

7. IF RecordNumber mod 2 = 0 THEN color(239,239,239) else crWhite

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9. Click ‘Save and close’
10. Every second row will now have a light grey shading applied to the background.
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