Operation Manual

Formatting
Using the Report Design Environment
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Page margins
Setting specific margins
Crystal Reports gives you the option of setting margins to meet your
specifications.
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To set specific margins
1. On the File menu, click Page Setup.
The Page Setup dialog box appears.
2. Change the default page margins to fit your needs.
3. Click OK to save your changes.
Note: All margins are calculated from the paper edge. Thus, a left margin of
.25 inches causes the printing to start exactly one quarter inch in from the
edge of the paper.
Using default margins
If you decide to design your report using the default margins, the following
problems may occur.
• When printing a report in another environment where the printer’s default
margins are greater than its setting, the report objects on the right side of
the report print off the page.
• When printing a report in another environment where the printer’s default
margins are smaller (allowing a larger printing area), the entire report
moves to the left side of the page.
It is recommended that you always set your own margins. Even if the margins
you want to use are the same as the default margins, be sure that the Use
Default Margins option in the Page Setup dialog box is not selected, and you
set your margins manually using Page Setup.
Note: You can select the Adjust Automatically check box if you want Crystal
Reports to adjust the report’s margins automatically when the paper size
changes. This option preserves the report’s printable area by enlarging or
reducing the left/right and top/bottom margins by the same factor.
Default printer
In general, it is a good idea not to choose a specific printer. Even though the
printer may be identical to the default printer, how the printer is recognized
can still vary for different operating systems.