Two Basic Questions - Resolving Section size, Calculating in a Report

[eagriffin]

I'm an Access beginner, and am trying to perform a simple calculation in a report to no avail.&nbsp;&nbsp;I receive no error message on the formula, but the object I include the formula in remains blank. I have three fields and I want to report their total in a fourth.&nbsp;&nbsp;I've written the formula (as table!field + table!field etc) using the expression builder, but there are several things I don't quite understand.&nbsp;&nbsp;Most importantly, where should my formula reside (it's currently in Data Control Source in a bound object frame).&nbsp;&nbsp;Also, is there an ability to validate the expression (once I get this addition resolved, I have a severely nested IF to build)?&nbsp;&nbsp;I am getting input boxes when I execute the report, but it doesn't seem to matter what I enter into them.&nbsp;&nbsp;What are they? Finally, how do I make the sections LESS wide on the report - I can see the whole thing but am getting an error message about the section width exceeding the report size, and I seem unable to narrow anything else (the report is only 7&quot; wide)<br><br>Thanks in advance

 

[elizabeth]

1. The control should be unbound.<br>2. With your report in design view, select the combo below File on the Menu bar and see what sections you have in there. Then click on View/Properties to view/change their width.<br>3. BTW, I usually do calcs in the underlying query, rather than the report itself. Just seems easier to view that way, for me.