Setting options for sections in report templates

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Setting options for sections in report templates

You can set the Section Behavior options for each of the five default sections (Report Header, Page Header, Detail, Page Footer, and Report Footer), or you can set a sorting option for a section that you added. You set the options for the five default sections one section at a time. For more information about sections, see Understanding sections in report templates. For more information about adding a section, see Adding and removing a report section.

To set options for a default section

  1. Create or modify a report template.

The report appears in the Report Designer.

  1. Double-click any header to display the Define Sections dialog box. For field definitions, press F1. For information about report sections, see Understanding sections in report templates.

  2. From the list of sections, select a section.

  3. From the Page Break list, select where you want to include a page break for the selected section.

  4. To collapse sections that do not include information, select Collapse if blank.

  5. To allow sections to continue on multiple pages, select Allow sections to break across multiple pages.

To set options for an added section

  1. Create or modify a report template.

The report appears in the Report Designer.

  1. Double-click any header to display the Define Sections dialog box. For field definitions, press F1. For information about report sections, see Understanding sections in report templates.

  2. From the list of sections, select the added section.

  3. From the Sorting list, select the order for which you want to sort the information.