Fixed Position Elements
A more interesting application of the non-flow page area is the ability to place elements in these areas. Elements added to a non-flow page area do not belong to the main document flow. They are only printed in the non-flow area to which they belong. Another important difference is that all elements in a non-flow area have fixed positions and sizes.
Elements in non-flow areas do not flow like regular elements. Instead, the position and size of the elements are fixed at the time they are created. The position and size of the elements do not change regardless of the size of other elements. If the contents of an element are larger than the size assigned to it, the element is only partially printed.
Adding elements to a non-flow area is similar to adding elements to the main document. The same element buttons are used. To add elements to a non-flow area, first select the area on the page design view. When a non-flow area is selected, a thick border is placed around the area.
Elements can be added to the non-flow area by clicking on one of the element buttons. When an element button is clicked, Style Studio enters element insertion mode, where an element can be positioned in the area by clicking the mouse at the starting position and dragging the mouse to set the size.
This procedure is the same for all elements. If an element does not take up the entire space assigned to it, it is formatted using the same algorithm as when it is the only element on a report with the specified printable area. For example, a text element is wrapped inside the area and flows down until it reaches the end of the area assigned to it.
Figure 23. Report with Elements in a Non-flow area (layout4.srt)

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