Set up the design environment

Note

In this exercise you set up the design environment to make it easier to work. To do this, you:

Control edges show how big the controls are. By displaying control edges, you can easily check for overlapping and make sure the spacing around controls is what you want. Displayed edges are a design aid only; they do not appear in the report.

The InfoMaker grid and ruler help you align controls.

NoteIf you completed Lesson 2 The design options you set here may already be set correctly.

  1. Select Design>Options from the menu bar.

    The Report Options dialog box displays.

  2. Make sure the Show Grid option, Show Ruler option, and Show Edges option are selected.

    Make sure Snap to Grid is not selected.

    Click OK.

    Shown is the General tab page of the Report Options property sheet. At top is a group box labeled Alignment Grid. It has a cleared check box for Sanp to Grid, selected check boxes for Show Grid and Show Ruler, and X and Y boxes with the value 8. Below the group box are selected check boxes for Show Edges and Retrieve on Preview.

    The Design view shows a dotted grid and a ruler. Text and columns show edges.

    Shown is the Design view. Across the top is a ruler, and a grid of dots appears in the Header and Detail bands below it. Vertical lines mark off the edges of the controls.