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User’s Guide
Line and Rectangle Placement Guidelines and Restrictions
The following guidelines and restrictions apply to placing lines and rectangles in reports:
- You cannot place the top or bottom of a rectangle or vertical line on a new-page line. However, if the rectangle or line extends across a new-page line, Report Builder carries the object across pages.
- For reports with multiple records across, Report Builder prints rectangles for each record in the record band as long as the rectangle begins and ends in that record band. If the rectangle begins or ends in another band, Report Builder prints the rectangle for the first record only.
- When a rectangle or vertical line extends across pages, it prints down the page until the page footer (if any) or bottom margin is reached. When the rectangle or line resumes on the next page, Report Builder skips the top margin and page header (if any). Then the rectangle or line resumes printing.
- Rectangles and vertical lines can extend across multiple band areas. The rectangle or line begins printing when the band line containing the top of the rectangle or line prints. The rectangle or line ends when the band line containing the bottom of the rectangle or line prints. If you have multiple record lines and you want the rectangle to span all of those lines, size the rectangle so that it ends in the footer or summary band instead.
- If the band line on which a rectangle or vertical line begins is suppressed as a result of a logical condition, the line or rectangle does not print. If the band line on which a rectangle or vertical line ends is suppressed as a result of a logical condition, but the band line on which it begins is not, the line or rectangle begins printing in the appropriate place. However, the line or rectangle sides print continuously to the end of the report.
- Rectangles that reside fully within a given band and are positioned underneath word-wrapped fields from the same band might not print when the field wraps. To print a rectangle underneath word-wrapped fields in the same band, set the line to freeform and increase the band line height to accommodate the box size.
- When Snap To Grid is enabled, any vertical line or rectangle drawn on an automatically sized band line snaps to the top and bottom of the band line. A horizontal line snaps to the bottom of the band line. If you increase the size of any field or text on the band line, you might have to adjust the height of any boxes or vertical lines accordingly.
- Report Builder generally displays the positions and sizes of lines and rectangles in the Print Preview window accurately. However, due to the significant difference between printer and screen resolutions, sometimes objects cannot be rendered on the screen exactly as they appear on the printed page. When in doubt about line or rectangle placement or alignment, always check your printed output first before adjusting sizes or locations on the report layout.
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