Note: The instructions below are for moving an object (field, formula, label, line, shape, image, barcode, or subreport) already inserted into a custom report in the Report Writer module.
Click the object (field, formula, label, line, shape, image, barcode, or subreport) for which to move.
Tip: After an object is selected, handles (boxes) will appear around the outside edges of the selected object. To select multiple objects to move at the same time, press and hold the Shift or Ctrl key and then select (click) all the desired items to move, or else click, drag, and drop a box (using your mouse) over all the desired objects. To select all objects within a section, click the title bar for the section and then press the Ctrl+A keys.
Note: If the report to edit is not yet open, first complete the following: from the Report Writer screen, click on the name of the view group in the Report Groups List that contains the report for which to move an object and click on the name of the report to edit in the Reports List (or click the Find button instead to search for the desired report); then click the Edit Record button located at the top of the screen.
To move the selected object using your mouse:
Place the cursor (pointer) on the object. The pointer will change to a four-headed arrow when over the object.
Then click the object with the four-headed arrow and drag to the desired location.
To move the selected object using the keyboard:
Press the right-arrow, left-arrow, up-arrow, or down-arrow key. Depending on the option specified in the Grid Control Alignment field within the Report Writer Defaults option, the object will move as follows:
Option |
Object Action |
Align to Grid |
Moves by one line (dot) on the grid |
Display Alignment Lines |
Moves to the nearest edge of the next closest object |
None |
Moves by one space |
Note: If desired, hold the Ctrl key and then press the right-arrow, left-arrow, up-arrow, or down-arrow key to move the object by one space (applicable for all Grid Control Alignment options).
Tip: If the Shift key is pressed while using the arrow keys, the object will be resized instead of being moved. Also, if the Ctrl key is pressed, clicking, dragging, and dropping the object will make a copy of the object.
The selected object can also be moved using the following fields in the Properties List (located in the lower right corner of the screen):
X - located under the Layout section and used to set the exact position of the left edge of the object within the section using inches.
Y - located under the Layout section and used to set the exact position of the top edge of the object within the section using inches.
Click the Save button.