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CHAPTER 5 Enhancing DataWindow Objects
DataWindow Designer User’s Guide 165
The contents of the page zooms in or out as appropriate. If you enlarge the
contents so they no longer fit, DataWindow Designer creates additional
pages as needed.
Printing data
You can print a DataWindow object while the Preview view is displayed. You
can print all pages, a range of pages, only the current page, or only odd or even
pages. You can also specify whether you want multiple copies, collated copies,
and printing to a file.
Avoiding large rows
To avoid multiple blank pages and other anomalies in printed reports, no row
in the DataWindow object should be larger than the size of the target page. The
page boundary is often reached in long text columns with AutoSizeHeight on.
It can also be reached when detail rows are combined with page and group
headers and trailers, or when they contain multiple nested DataWindow objects
or a column that has been resized to be larger than the page.
When a row contains large multiline edit columns, it can be broken into a series
of rows, each containing one text line. These text lines become the source for
a nested DataWindow object. The nested DataWindow object determines how
many of its rows fit in the remaining page space.
Page break before
last row
The summary band in a report is always printed on the same page as the last
row of data. This means that you sometimes find a page break before the last
row of data even if there is sufficient space to print the row. If you want the last
row to print on the same page as the preceding rows, the summary band must
be made small enough to fit on the page as well.
To change printers or
settings before
printing
You can choose File>Printer Setup from the menu bar.
❖ To print a DataWindow object:
1 Select File>Print Report from the menu bar to display the Print dialog box.
2 Specify the number of copies to print.
3 Specify the pages: select All or Current Page, or type page numbers and/or
page ranges in the Pages box.
4 Specify all pages, even pages, or odd pages in the Print drop-down list.
5 If you want to print to a file rather than to the printer, select the Print to
File check box.