Resizing margins, borders, and padding of elements

As in CSS, BIRT Report Designer provides three properties to define the horizontal and vertical space between elements:

Border is a visible or invisible line around the element.

Padding is the space between the content of an element and the border.

Margin is the space between the border and other elements.

Figure 7-17 shows how margins, borders, and padding work together.

Figure 7-17  Properties that define the space between elements

You can use the padding and margin properties of an element to adjust the horizontal and vertical spacing of content in a report.