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Custom Field Type: Special - Advanced Data Table

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Styling XML data for web and print (PDF)
[[File:xml-readonly-styled.png|500px|border|The XML styled at 700 pixels wide in a read only]]
If you enable By default in the '''Section Builder''' and you will see '''Apply Default Styles''' is enabled in each section of your XML Advanced Data Table custom field, the field this will be automatically styledapply styles to your cells. If you have Although it is possible to manually added add CSS classes to your cells, you will need to remove those classes and check it is not recommended. If your worksheet does not look as expected make sure '''Apply Default Styles''' again is toggled on in the Section builder and then click '''Build''' on each of your XML sections in the section builder. Administrators with CSS knowledge can modify the look and feel of their XMLs (e.g. make columns wider or thinner). To modify the look and feel of your XML, create an external CSS style sheet, upload the style sheet to a SmartFolder, add classes to the elements in your XML, and add a link to the style sheet in your '''Special - XML Data''' or '''Read Only - System Variable''' custom fields.
To ensure data entered into an Advanced Data Table fits on screen and will print without being cut off when converted to a PDF, administrators need to upload an external CSS style sheet to a SmartFolder, reference it on the Advanced Data Table and the Display Text and Variables fields as well as add some code to both of these fields.
Note:
# Make Sure your Advanced Data Table has 8 or less columns to ensure it will print and fit on screen
===Styling XML Data for Printing===
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