Setting Layout Grid Properties
To set layout properties for a tabular report, follow the steps below:

1. Click the 'Layout View' button in the toolbar to enter Layout mode.
2. Right-click in any grid cell, and select ' from the context menu. This opens the 'Cell Properties' dialog box.

3. Select the Format tab.
a. Choose line styles and colors for the top, left, bottom, and right borders of the grid cell.
b. (Optional) Select 'Repeat Contents on Each Page' if a particular cell must be repeated on every page (for example, if a cell on the right spans three pages, and the cell on the left must be repeated on every page).
4. Select the Background tab. Specify a background color or image, as desired.
5. Select the Row tab.
a. Specify a value for 'Minimum Height', if desired.
To force the layout to span more than one page, set the minimum height to a large number, such as 700. This forces a new page to be added. Once the second page is available for layout, you can resize the grid cells appropriately.
b. Select 'Fill Page' to force the bottom border of the grid cell to fall at the bottom of the page (rather than just satisfying the minimum height requirements).
c. Add margins as desired in the 'Margin' panel. A margin introduces a page break for each cell whose margins are uniquely specified.

6. Select the Column tab. Select the desired method for specifying column width from the menu.

'Proportion of columns' specifies the width as a proportion of all the columns in the grid. In this case, one column is usually set to “1” and the other column widths are set as relative proportions (e.g., “2” would be twice as wide as the first). 'Percentage of page' specifies the width as a percentage of the page width, and 'Size in Points' specifies an absolute size in points.
See Also
Setting Page Orientation, for information on setting orientation for a region.
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