Format sections in reports

You can format the sections in a report in various ways. In Report View select the Sections command from the Format menu. The "Section Properties" dialog is displayed. All the sections in your report are listed in the Section Name column, including any group headers and footers you may have created. For each section you can format the following properties:

  1. Background Color: click in the field to display an arrow and then click on the arrow and select a color from the drop-down list. The default is white.

  2. Height: type in a new height for the section.

  3. Breaks: click in the field to display an arrow and select one of the following from the drop-down list:

  1. Visibility: click in the field to display an arrow and select one of the following:

  1. Click on OK once you have formatted the new section properties.

Report View is redrawn to reflect the new formats.

See also, Widows and Orphans