How to: Adjust Report Control Position

You can move or specify a position for report controls in the Report Designer. You can also specify that report controls adjust position automatically in output when the bottom of report controls positioned above them expands vertically or when the report band changes in height.

For example, the bottom of report controls such as Field and Picture/OLE Bound controls can expand vertically when they display, which affects the placement of other controls that appear beneath them in the layout. You can specify that the affected controls to adjust position automatically.

To adjust report control position manually

1. Open the report or label in the appropriate designer.

2. In the designer, drag the report control to the position you want.

To specify a position for a report control

1. Open the report or label in the appropriate designer.

2. In the designer, double-click the report control you want to reposition.

   The properties dialog box for the report control opens.

   Note

   If the _REPORTBUILDER system variable is not set to the default Report Builder or is set to a third-party builder, the report control dialog box displays or a different dialog box might display. For more information, see _REPORTBUILDER System Variable.

3. In the report control properties dialog box, click the General tab if it is not selected.

4. In the From page top and From left boxes in the Size and position in layout area, type or select the position values you want.

5. When you are finished, click OK.

For more information, see General Tab, Report Control Properties Dialog Box (Report Builder).

To adjust report control position automatically

1. Open the report or label in the appropriate designer.

2. In the designer, double-click the report control you want to reposition automatically.

   The properties dialog box for the report control opens.

   Note

   If the _REPORTBUILDER system variable is not set to the default Report Builder or is set to a third-party builder, the report control dialog box displays or a different dialog box might display. For more information, see _REPORTBUILDER System Variable.

3. In the report control properties dialog box, click the General tab if it is not selected.

4. In the Object position area, choose one of the following:

   • To specify that the report control move relative to the height of controls above it, click Float.

   • To specify that the report control remain in position relative to the top of the band, click Fix relative to top of band.

   • To specify that the report control remain in position relative to the bottom of the band, click Fix relative to bottom of band.

5. When you are finished, click OK.

For more information, see General Tab, Report Control Properties Dialog Box (Report Builder).

See Also

Other Resources

Configuring Report Controls
Managing Report Controls
Working with Report Controls