10.2.2  Determining the Appropriate Layout

Next, determine the best layout. The Flow Report Layout is ideal for newsletters and similar reports where specific areas on the page must be delineated. A flow report without page areas is identical to a Tabular with only one cell, but the tabular layout type has many advantages. For example, two grid cells forming two columns enable side-by-side tables or table and chart combination.

For small reports in particular, the tabular layout provides great control over the placement of elements. When there are many fixed-size elements, such as charts and text, you can designate the element location precisely. With dynamically-sized elements, the grid cells grow to accommodate the contents, so the element placement remains the same relative to the contents of other grid cells.

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