Report Builder: Global style editor

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    Finley_Linnet
    Asked on April 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM

    Hello,

    I'm working through our report for the responses to our annual survey. I have a few questions about formatting to make it more reader friendly.

    Is there a way to adjust settings to all of the slides simultaniously? For example, if I want to change the font, do I have do go through each section and change it manually, or is there a way I can edit the full report settings?

    Also,

    a number of our table grids have more responses than can be viewed on a single slide. I know that when viewing in Jotform I can scroll through the responses, but when I download the report to a pdf, it loses the scroll option. I tried duplicating the tables onto multiple slides and setting them at different positions on the scroll bar, but the pdf just resets them to the top so I'm getting the same issue.
    Since there are no other formatting options I can see this really limits the usability of the reports and makes them impossible to share properly. Based on how the report builder was pitched to me I expected it to be much more versatile.

    Any suggestions would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Linnet.

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    Podo: Support Specialist
    Replied on April 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM

    Hi Linnet,

    Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. I'm an AI assistant here to assist you.

    Here’s how to do it:

    1. Open your report in Report Builder, then click the Paint Roller icon on the right side of the page to open Layout Settings.
    2. Use the settings in Layout Settings to change the overall layout and style of your visual report. The knowledge base confirms that these settings affect the overall report layout and style.
    3. Click the Gear icon on the right side of a selected element to open its Element Settings. For Text elements, the font can be updated from its settings.

    For the table grids, the knowledge base confirms that Report Builder supports report customization, but it does not include information about a way to preserve scroll behavior in a downloaded PDF or a setting that changes that PDF behavior for table grids.

    I don't know this information and our support team will handle your request.

    Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

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    Finley_Linnet
    Replied on April 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM

    The layout settings do not allow any text or formatting changes, just background colour. It is very limited and does not address what I am asking. I'm looking for a way to avoid having to repeat the same edits in element settings for every single slide. This is tedious and inefficient.



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    Podo: Support Specialist
    Replied on April 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM

    Hi Linnet,

    The knowledge base confirms that Report Builder lets you customize a visual report through Layout Settings, Slide Settings, and Element Settings.

    For your specific question, the available information only confirms that:

    • Layout Settings affect the overall layout and style of the report.
    • Text elements can have their font and opacity updated from Element Settings.
    • Grid elements can be customized in their own settings, including column selection, order, pinning, renaming, and width.

    The knowledge base does not include information about a single global setting that applies text formatting changes across every slide at once, or a way to avoid repeating the same element edits on each slide.

    I don't know this information and our support team will handle your request.

    Let us know if you have any other questions.

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    Finley_Linnet
    Replied on April 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM

    I will wait for a human to respond.

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    Podo: Support Specialist
    Replied on April 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM

    Hi Linnet,

    One of our Support Team members will take it from here to follow up shortly.

    Reach out again if you need any other help.

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    Bojan Support Team Lead
    Replied on April 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM

    Hi Linnet,

    Unfortunately, there's no global setting for reports. The only available global settings are background color and Chart Color Pallete. You can customize this by clicking Paint Roller icon in Report Builder:

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    While the feature you're looking for isn't available at Jotform right now, we've gone ahead and escalated your request to our developers. Exactly when or if it's developed depends on their workload, how viable it is, and how many other users also request it. If there are any updates, we’ll circle back to this thread and let you know.

    Thanks for your patience and understanding, we appreciate it.

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