Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

Changing Header-Related and Data Cell-Related Style Elements (Part 1 of 2)

The previous examples described how to modify the borders and rules of a table. This example and the next one describe the header-related and data cell-related style elements that control the rest of your table. Most SAS procedure output has header cells that span the top of the table. Figure 14.24 maps style elements to the header and data components in two tables.

Both the HeaderAndFooters and Data elements inherit their attributes from Cell, an abstract style element. From there, their paths diverge, with many styles in turn inheriting attributes from them and modifying attributes for the specific element.

For example, the RowHeader element inherits attributes from ...