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Placing objects in reports
There are a few general guidelines to keep in mind when you place objects
on a report.
Organizing objects logically
When you place objects on reports, make sure their placement is clear and
logical, especially when you need to imply a relationship between two objects
in a report. For example, if you include a text description of a chart, ensure
that it is close enough to the chart to make the connection clear.
Many assistive technologies read from left to right and from top to bottom;
therefore, if you include a text description and title for a chart, you should
decide which one you want the user to read first. This will ensure that the
objects in a report are read in the correct order.
Placing objects in order
When you publish a report to BusinessObjects Enterprise, the HTML version
organizes the objects in the report according to the consecutive order that
you added them in Crystal Reports, not according to where they were
positioned on the report. The report appears the same on the screen, but
the underlying HTML code lists the reports objects in the order they were
inserted. Instead of reading the report from left to right and top to bottom,
screen readers and other assistive devices may follow the order specified
in the HTML. To make a report accessible, you must add objects to reports
in the order that you want a screen reader to read them.
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