Data Layout - Do you use alternating row colors?

Updated by Jeoffrey Fischer [SSW] 1 year ago. See history

123

For readability, always use alternating row colors. Use White and Gainsboro (a light shade of grey). Select the row, and enter this expression in the BackgroundColor property:

= iif(RowNumber(Nothing) Mod 2, "White", "Gainsboro")
Image

✅ Figure: Good example - Alternating row colors greatly improve the readability of reports, and is very easy to do in Reporting Services

acknowledgements
related rules