NOTE: You can click the Conditional Formula button for any of
these properties and create a formula that will make the setting conditional on some event. See Conditional formatting, Page 235.
To set these properties, highlight the object, click the OBJECT PROPERTIES button on the supplementary toolbar and set the property in the Format Editor when it appears.
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How to insert page headers and footers
You can insert page headers and footers by placing the information in the Page Header or Page Footer sections of the Design Tab.
●Information to appear only on the first page of the report goes in the Report Header (RH).
●Information to appear only on the last page of the report goes in the Report Footer (RF).
●Information to appear at the top of every page goes in the Page Header (PH).
●Information to appear at the bottom of every page goes in the Page Footer (PF).
You can use text, fields, or formulas in these sections just as you can in the Details section.
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Related Topics
How to create a footer that appears on all pages but the first, Page 244
How to add a title page to your report
Seagate Crystal Reports provides a quick, easy way to add a title page to your report using the REPORT TITLE command on the Insert|Special Fields menu. In order to use this command you must have a title entered in the Summary Tab of the Document Properties dialog box. See How to add summary information to your report, Page 132.
Choose the REPORT TITLE command from the Insert|Special Field menu. A placement frame appears when you move the cursor over your report.
2 Move the placement frame to the Report Header section and click one to place the frame.
!With the report title highlighted, click the SECTION EXPERT button on the standard toolbar. The Section Expert appears.
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With the Report Header
section highlighted...
... toggle the New Page After option on.
Now, the title will appear on the first page and your report will begin on the second page.
How to add summary information to your report
There may be times when you want to include non-printing comments with your report (a personal note to the report recipient, a note to explain more thoroughly the data on which the report is based, a report title, a comment about some particular data on the report, etc.).
The SUMMARY INFO command on the File menu provides a facility for including anything from a short note to hundreds of lines of text with your report. The comments do not print with the report; they remain in the Summary Tab of the Document Properties dialog box where they can be reviewed on demand. Search for Document Properties dialog box in Seagate Crystal Reports online Help.
When you choose the SUMMARY INFO command, the Document
Properties dialog box appears with the Summary Tab active.
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Enter the desired information and click OK when finished to return to your report.
Related Topics
How to add a title page to your report, Page 131
Search for Report Title command in Seagate Crystal Reports online Help.
Search for Report Comments command in Seagate Crystal Reports online Help.
Search for Special field commands in Seagate Crystal Reports online Help.
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What you will find in this chapter...
Printing considerations, Page 136
Design solutions for printing/distributing, Page 137
Report creation checklist for distributed reports, Page 146
Updating printer drivers, Page 147
Report distribution, Page 147
HANDS-ON (Distributing Your Report), Page 148
HANDS-ON (Viewing Reports With a Web Browser), Page 155
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