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Specifying How Report Builder Represents Fields on the Layout

By default, Report Builder represents fields on the report layout by indicating the field width with a shaded rectangle and specifying the field’s format. Figure 4–2 shows how Report Builder represents fields using a shaded background and the field format.

Figure 4–2: Representation of Fields in Report Layout

If a field’s width is set to inches (in the Field Format dialog box), Report Builder calculates the length of the shaded rectangle for that field based on the average character width of the font. Therefore, if the data being displayed in that field has an average character width that is larger than the average character width for the font, the data might actually take up more space than Report builder shows on the layout.

You can change how Report Builder represents fields by:


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