Tim Neill

I am seeing 2 issues.
1. The top margin is too large so the top row of labels are printing too low on the label and the bottom of the first label's information is printing slightly into the row 2 label.

2. The label height is too small so each row of labels moves higher on the label sheet. So when you get to the bottom row (row5), the top line of information is printing slightly on the bottom of the row 4 label.

I have experimented with this and found
1. I can not change the top margin. I know margins are a complex issue with reports. This was mentioned at DTU and repeated in other posts.

2. I changed the label height in Details, Properties, Height from 1.888 to 2. Then it only printed 4 rows. I am guessing that the 5th row intrudes into the bottom margin so it doesn't print that row, it starts a new page.

Solution;
A report Margin tutorial with a help video would be very useful. I remember reading a post, probably related to the new .5" margin report, that suggested the person would do this. I am sure time ran out and they haven't been able to do this yet. So this is a reminder. I believe it would be very helpful. Especially when trying to find those blank page red lines in reports that don't tell us what is causing the text to go over the margin.

RickC

Originally Posted by Tim Neill

I am seeing 2 issues. 1. The top margin is too large so the top row of labels are printing too low on the label and the bottom of the first label's information is printing slightly into the row 2 label. 2. The label height is too small so each row of labels moves higher on the label sheet. So when you get to the bottom row (row5), the top line of information is printing slightly on the bottom of the row 4 label. I have experimented with this and found 1. I can not change the top margin. I know margins are a complex issue with reports. This was mentioned at DTU and repeated in other posts. 2. I changed the label height in Details, Properties, Height from 1.888 to 2. Then it only printed 4 rows. I am guessing that the 5th row intrudes into the bottom margin so it doesn't print that row, it starts a new page. Solution; A report Margin tutorial with a help video would be very useful. I remember reading a post, probably related to the new .5" margin report, that suggested the person would do this. I am sure time ran out and they haven't been able to do this yet. So this is a reminder. I believe it would be very helpful. Especially when trying to find those blank page red lines in reports that don't tell us what is causing the text to go over the margin.

Tim,

It's the left and right margins that present the complex issue as setting the left/right margins in the report wizard have no effect on the report layout width directly. You get the margin changes, but the width of the layout remains the same unless you change it in the designer.

However, when in stepping through the report wizard, setting the top and bottom margins directly effect the spacing of the report when it is rendered.

In short, changing the top and bottom margins of the report in the report wizard will adjust the margins in the report when rendered. Setting each to .5 inches will immediately (once published) render the report with .5 margins at the top and bottom.

Changing the left and right margins in the report wizard will adjust the margins when the report is rendered, but will not effect the width of the layout automatically. This means: Changing the l/r margins to .5 inches and leaving the layout width at 6.5 inches will render the report with a .5 left margin and a 1.5 inch right margin since the layout is only 6.5 inches.

So...

1. Open the report designer
2. open the custom report you created based on the existing report.
3. From the file menu, you can select "Edit Report Settings" (or something like that...it's not in front of me at the moment) and step through the wizard.
4. You probably want to change the height of the section back to 2 inches.
5. modify the top and bottom margins (set to 1 inch by default) as necessary, publish the report and check the results.

That should get you on the right track immediately.

Hope this helps.

-R

RandyB

Originally Posted by Tim Neill

A report Margin tutorial with a help video would be very useful. I remember reading a post, probably related to the new .5" margin report, that suggested the person would do this. I am sure time ran out and they haven't been able to do this yet. So this is a reminder. I believe it would be very helpful. Especially when trying to find those blank page red lines in reports that don't tell us what is causing the text to go over the margin.

The margins help video is now available and can be viewed via the Help Videos link on the start page of the navigator, or by clicking on the link below.

http://downloads.d-tools.com/si5/videos/help/change_margins.htm

With regards to the red line, this happens when your drawing canvas is wider than your page size minus margins.

For example, if you have 8.5" paper and 1" margins, this means you have 6.5" of available space. If your drawing canvas in the report designer is more than 6.5", you will see a red line and blank pages will print. Grab the edge of the drawing canvas in the report designer and move it left until it fits. This is discussed in the video.