One-Column Header/Two-Column Report??? 1

[briandh]

Hi,
I am trying to make a report that has is two columns. It is a list of names and addresses, so it is pointless to waste space only using one column - it is so much more efficient to use two columns. Now - I know how to set up two columns (I think). I went to Page Setup and went to the columns tab and made two columns and the report looks perfect - it is exactly how I want it. EXCEPT: I want the Form header to span the whole page (take up both columns).
Like This:
[tt]
|---------------------------|
|HEADER WILL GO ALL THE WAY | <-Header
|---------------------------|
|Column1 Column2 |
|Entry1 Entry2 | <-Body
|Entry3 Entry4 |
|etc. etc. |
...
[/tt]
Does that make sense? Does anyone know if this is possible? I tried making a report with 2 columns, and save it. Then I tried making a new report with 1 column and bringing in the first report as a subreport, and it keeps it at one column. I'm kind of stumped... Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks in advance for your help!!!

Brian

 

[jdegeorge]

Yes. Put your header in the PAGE HEADER and on the toolbar, click on FILE, PAGE SETUP. Click on the COLUMNS tab and enter the # of columns you want. Set your COLUMN SIZE and LAYOUT.

When you're done, you'll have your header over all columns.

Hope this helps.

Jim &quot;Get it right the first time, that's the main thing...&quot;

 

[briandh]

Thanks Jim,

But when I try to make my Page Header wider, it makes my Details section wider also, so that even if I specify in Page Setup that I want 2 columns, it will still only let me have one column, because the width of the detail section is to big...

Am I doing something wrong?

 

[jdegeorge]

Changing the width of any report element will change the width of all other report sections. I don't think that's your problem, however.

PAGE HEADER
SOME FORM OF TEXT THAT IS AS WIDE AS THE PAGE

DETAIL

FIELD_1 FIELD_2

PAGE FOOTER

DATE()


If you play with the COLUMN SIZE and possibly un-check &quot;Same as Detail&quot;, and if you have enough records to make your columns fill to the 2nd column, your resulting report should be:

SOME FORM OF TEXT THAT IS AS WIDE AS THE PAGE

FIELD_1 FIELD_2 FIELD_1 FIELD_2
FIELD_1 FIELD_2 FIELD_1 FIELD_2
FIELD_1 FIELD_2
FIELD_1 FIELD_2
FIELD_1 FIELD_2

June 14, 2002

Sounds like you're on the right track.

Jim &quot;Get it right the first time, that's the main thing...&quot;

 

[briandh]

Ahhh- I didn't see that &quot;Same as detail&quot; checkbox.

Thank you very much!

It works perfectly!

 

[jdegeorge]

You're welcome! Have a good weekend.

Jim &quot;Get it right the first time, that's the main thing...&quot;