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Drawing Lines
You can draw lines on the layout to more clearly define the beginning and end of each sales representative’s information and to indicate the total information for the footer and summary information. Remember that when you draw a line on the layout, by default Report Builder moves the line to the closest dotted grid line, and that the grid lines apply to the band line directly above them.
Follow these steps to draw lines in the proper locations on the layout:
- Choose Create
Line and draw a line from the left margin to the right margin on the first 1GH–Sales–Rep band line.
- Draw another line from the 1.5-inch mark to the 2.5-inch mark on the first 1GF–Sales–Rep band line.
- Draw another line from the 4-inch mark to the 5-inch mark on the first 1GF–Sales–Rep band line.
- Select the line you created Step 1.
- Choose Properties
Line Properties. The Line Properties dialog box appears:
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- Increase the line thickness by one level, then choose OK.
- Select both lines on the first 1GF–Sales–Rep band line, then increase the line thickness by one level in the same manner.
- Select the lines again, then copy them to the same horizontal position on the first summary line.
After you have drawn the lines and increased their thickness, the layout should look like the one shown in Figure 7–8. Make sure that you placed the lines in the correct location. If they are on the wrong band line, they will appear incorrectly on the report.
Figure 7–8: Completed Report Layout
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