Operation Manual

Multiple Section Reports

Using multiple sections in reports

218 Crystal Reports User’s Guide

Resizing a section to remove white space

If you have one or more objects in a section and you want to resize the section to

remove unnecessary white space, right-click in the shaded area to the left of the

section in the Design and Preview tabs and choose Fit Section from the shortcut

menu. The program automatically resizes the section, moving the bottom

boundary of the section to the baseline of the bottom object in the section.

A section automatically expands vertically in two instances:

• When you place an object and the object is bigger (vertically) than the

section you place it in.

• When you expand an object (vertically) so it becomes bigger than the

section it resides in.

Note: You cannot resize a section smaller than the combined height of all the

objects in the section.

Using multiple sections in reports

Certain reporting tasks are performed most efficiently by creating multiple

sections within an area, such as:

• Keeping variable length objects from overwriting each other (see “Keeping

variable length objects from overwriting each other” on page 219).

• Eliminating blank lines when fields are empty (see “Eliminating blank

lines when fields are empty” on page 220).

Drag the Resizing

cursor up to make the

section above smaller.

Drag the Resizing

cursor down to make the

section above bigger.