Specifications

CHAPTER 7 Working with Controls in Reports
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Default positioning
InfoMaker uses the defaults shown in Table 7-4 when you place a new control
in a report.
Table 7-4: Default position properties for controls in a report
❖ To change the position of a control in a report:
1 Select Properties from the control’s pop-up menu and then select the
Position tab.
2 From the Layer option drop-down list, select Background, Band, or
Foreground.
3 Select Resizable or Moveable as appropriate.
Rotating controls in a report
Controls that display text such as text controls and computed fields can be
rotated from the original baseline of the text. The Escapement property on the
Font property page for the control lets you specify the amount of rotation, also
known as escapement.
Several other properties of a rotated control affect its final placement when the
report runs. The location of the control in Design view, the amount of rotation
specified for it, and the location of the text within the control (for example,
centered text as opposed to left-aligned text) all contribute to what you see in
the report Preview view.
The following procedure includes design practices that help ensure that you get
the final results you want. As you become more experienced, you can drop or
alter some of the steps. The procedure recommends making the control
movable in the Preview view, which is often helpful.
❖ To rotate a control in a report:
1 Select the control in the Design view.
2 Make it movable (Position property page>Moveable check box).
3 In Design view, enlarge the area in which the control is placed.
Control Default positioning
Graph Foreground, movable, resizable
All other controls Band, not movable, not resizable