report print layout fine but normal layout ko

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report print layout fine but normal layout ko

Andy H Kwok

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December 6, 2015 at 9:51 am

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In the normal view layout, my form report is unproperly formatted. When I change to Print layout, it is properly formatted.
I want my view layout to be the same as the print layout.
Normal layout view (or ko layout)
Page layout view (ok layout)
I've tweaked the layout properties, with width 7.5in like for an A4 sheet of paper but to no avail
If you have any ideas , they are more than welcomed as I'm losing sanity.
Thanks.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004414 More actions · Answer 1

I guess I don't understand why you think they'd be the same to begin with. If they were the same, then they wouldn't need one or the other. IMHO, I've never understood why MS bothers with a "normal" view even in Word except maybe for some type of troubleshooting that can't be done in the "Print" view.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Andy H Kwok SSC Enthusiast Points: 167 More actions · Answer 2

Hi Jeff,

Thanks but do you have more meaty insights by any chance? 🙂

Best,

Andy

Dave Morrison SSCrazy Points: 2077 More actions · Answer 3

Hi Andy, I'm not entirely sure I understand the problem but for exporting reports, the Size of the (report) Body has to be smaller (fit within) the PageSize minus the Margins, or you'll get odd behaviour like this

Or have I totally missed the point? 🙂

Andy H Kwok SSC Enthusiast Points: 167 More actions · Answer 4

Hi Dave,

I read about that but I have no idea where to find the report body size

Please find my screen capture below

Thanks

Dave Morrison SSCrazy Points: 2077 More actions · Answer 5

So you have the white space which you place items on, that is the Body element, the empty space around the Body element is the report.

Easiest way to access these elements is clicking the drop down at the top of the properties window

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004414 More actions · Answer 6

Andy H Kwok (12/6/2015)
Hi Jeff,
Thanks but do you have more meaty insights by any chance? 🙂
Best,
Andy

Unfortunately, no. The two views of reports were designed to provide different functionality and don't display the same because of that.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Andy H Kwok SSC Enthusiast Points: 167 More actions · Answer 7

Dave,

I was able to find the body report.

However, your solution did not do help to resolve my issue.

I'm rebuilding my report from scratch.

Many thanks,

Andy

Dave Morrison SSCrazy Points: 2077 More actions · Answer 8

Can you show me where you're switching between these views?