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report print layout fine but normal layout ko

  • December 6, 2015 at 9:51 am

    #306866

    In the normal view layout, my form report is unproperly formatted. When I change to Print layout, it is properly formatted.

    I want my view layout to be the same as the print layout.

    Normal layout view (or ko layout)

    Page layout view (ok layout)

    I've tweaked the layout properties, with width 7.5in like for an A4 sheet of paper but to no avail

    If you have any ideas , they are more than welcomed as I'm losing sanity.

    Thanks.

  • December 6, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    #1844253

    I guess I don't understand why you think they'd be the same to begin with. If they were the same, then they wouldn't need one or the other. IMHO, I've never understood why MS bothers with a "normal" view even in Word except maybe for some type of troubleshooting that can't be done in the "Print" view.

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • December 6, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    #1844279

    Hi Jeff,

    Thanks but do you have more meaty insights by any chance? 🙂

    Best,

    Andy

  • December 7, 2015 at 8:03 am

    #1844393

    Hi Andy, I'm not entirely sure I understand the problem but for exporting reports, the Size of the (report) Body has to be smaller (fit within) the PageSize minus the Margins, or you'll get odd behaviour like this

    Or have I totally missed the point? 🙂

  • December 7, 2015 at 8:56 am

    #1844415

    Hi Dave,

    I read about that but I have no idea where to find the report body size

    Please find my screen capture below

    Thanks

  • December 7, 2015 at 9:04 am

    #1844417

    So you have the white space which you place items on, that is the Body element, the empty space around the Body element is the report.

    Easiest way to access these elements is clicking the drop down at the top of the properties window

  • December 7, 2015 at 10:15 am

    #1844435

    Andy H Kwok (12/6/2015)

    Hi Jeff,

    Thanks but do you have more meaty insights by any chance? 🙂

    Best,

    Andy

    Unfortunately, no. The two views of reports were designed to provide different functionality and don't display the same because of that.

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • December 8, 2015 at 12:40 am

    #1844555

    Dave,

    I was able to find the body report.

    However, your solution did not do help to resolve my issue.

    I'm rebuilding my report from scratch.

    Many thanks,

    Andy

  • December 8, 2015 at 1:51 am

    #1844565

    Can you show me where you're switching between these views?

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