The next step is to specify what information from the chosen register is to be printed in the report. In the example Customer List, the Customer Number, Name, Category and Telephone Number will be printed. Change to the 'Layout' card:

The report layout is divided into various sections. There is always an overall Header and Footer for the report, both of which will be printed once. Each register that you add to the report on the 'Data' card will have four sections: Header, Before, After and Footer.

The six sections in the example Customer list will be printed in this order:

Header

Customer Header

Customer Before

Customer After

Customer Footer

Footer

The Customer Before and Customer After sections will be printed once for each Customer, thus building up the list of Customers. The Customer Before and Customer After sections will be printed once per report, so are appropriate places for column headings and totals respectively. Empty sections are not printed.

A report section can contain any combination of objects (i.e. text, fields, totals and formulae). Overlapping objects of any kind are not allowed. The Header and Footer are not related to specific registers, so you cannot place fields in these sections. You can only place text objects and formulae in them. The Customer Header, Customer Before, Customer After and Customer Footer sections are connected to the Customer register. You can place fields from the Customer register in these sections, but not fields from any other register.

The width of the grey bars containing the section names represents the width of the report window when the report window is printed to screen. Objects placed beyond the grey bars (on the extreme right) will not be printed. If you need to change the width of the report window, do so using the Width field on the 'Settings' card.

If you need to delete an object, click on it and then click the [Delete] button (or select 'Clear' from the Edit menu).

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