Name

The name given to this report section. You can give your own, unique name to the section for ease of reference when using event methods.

 

Force New Page

The force new page setting for this report section (no force page setting, force a new page before this section, force a new page after this section, force a new page before and after this section).

 

New Row or Col

The multi-column report printing setting for this report section. If you set this field to None, this section will be printed in the current row or column, and the next section will be printed in the current row or column as well. If you set this field to Before Section, this section will be printed in a new row or column, then the next section will be printed in the same row or column. If you set this field to After Section, this section will be printed in the current row or column, then the next section will be printed in a new row or column. If you set this field to Before & After, this section will be printed in a new row or column, then the next section will be printed in a new row or column as well.

 

Keep Together

If you set this field to Yes the entire contents of this report section will (if possible) be placed on the same page.

 

Visible

If you set this field to No this report section will be hidden.

 

Can Grow

If you set this field to Yes this report section will be automatically resized if its contents are larger than its boundaries.

 

Can Shrink

If you set this field to Yes this report section will be automatically resized if its boundaries are larger than required for its contents.

 

Height

The height of this report section.

 

Columns

The number of columns present in this report section.

 

Column Height

The height of the columns in this report section.

 

Column Layout

The layout setting (Normal or Stacked) for the columns in this report section. If you set this field to Normal your details will be printed left to right, top to bottom. If you set this field to Stacked your details will be printed top to bottom, left to right.

 

Border Thickness

The size of the report section border. A border size of 0 produces no border.

 

Border Color

The color of the border surrounding the report section. Click the button to go to the Color Chooser and select a custom color.

 

Fill Style

The fill setting for the report section (Opaque or Transparent).

 

Fill Color

The fill color for the report section. To show the fill color, ensure Fill Style is set to Opaque. Click the button to go to the Color Chooser and select a custom color.

 

On Format

Allows you to insert code for use when the report section is laid out for printing. Click the button to go to the Code View and insert your code. For more information, see Event Methods.

 

On Retreat

Allows you to insert code for use when components are called back and instead placed on the next page of the report. Click the button to go to the Code View and insert your code. For more information, see Event Methods.