jollyreaper
Technical User
I have a report that is trying to present several calculations lined up properly.
What I'm trying to do is something like this:
Units: @unitformula
Options: @option formula
========================
Total: @total formula
When I first started using Crystal, I would have done that by making the text separate objects, putting the formulas next to them, and then beating on the "align sides" feature until it looked halfway not crappy. Total PITA.
I felt very smart when I realized I could just create the whole text object and put my formulas in there. The only problem is this makes aligning the data difficult. I use tabs to get the formulas a uniform distance away from the text but then the right sides of the numbers don't align properly. It looks something like this:
Units: $400,001.00
Options: $2,342,223.00
========================
Total: $2,442,224.00
Argh!
I want it to look like this:
Units: $ 400,001.00
Options: $ 2,342,223.00
=========================
Total: $ 2,442,224.00
I know I can accomplish that with all the numerous stupid little boxes. The question is, is that the smartest way to do it? I really hope there's a smarter way I don't know about.
What I'm trying to do is something like this:
Units: @unitformula
Options: @option formula
========================
Total: @total formula
When I first started using Crystal, I would have done that by making the text separate objects, putting the formulas next to them, and then beating on the "align sides" feature until it looked halfway not crappy. Total PITA.
I felt very smart when I realized I could just create the whole text object and put my formulas in there. The only problem is this makes aligning the data difficult. I use tabs to get the formulas a uniform distance away from the text but then the right sides of the numbers don't align properly. It looks something like this:
Units: $400,001.00
Options: $2,342,223.00
========================
Total: $2,442,224.00
Argh!
I want it to look like this:
Units: $ 400,001.00
Options: $ 2,342,223.00
=========================
Total: $ 2,442,224.00
I know I can accomplish that with all the numerous stupid little boxes. The question is, is that the smartest way to do it? I really hope there's a smarter way I don't know about.