Classic crystal report design-Column

You can use the "Multi-column formatting" function.

1. Enable "Multi-column formatting.

(1) enter the "expert" dialog box, and select "details" in "section ".

(2) Select "format multiple columns" on the "public" tab. The "layout" tab appears.

2. Adjust the layout to achieve the partition effect.

To split the data into two columns, adjust the width of "detail size" to make sure that the width is twice smaller than the page width after the margin is removed. Only two rows of records can be displayed in one row.

To adjust the width of "detail size" in three columns, make sure that the width is three times smaller than the page width after the margin is removed, only three rows of records can be displayed in one row.

And so on.

Refer to: Introduction to the layout tab (expert Section)
When the details section is selected and the "Multi-column formatting" box on the "public" tab is selected, the "layout" tab appears.

Use the layout tab to set reports in Multi-column format. That is, you can set multiple columns to flow data between columns instead of printing data down the page. You can also print data in the first and second columns on the page, that is, first print the first record in each column, then print the second record in each column, and then print the third record, and so on. This dialog box is divided into four smaller boxes.

Details
This box allows you to specify the size (height and width) of a detail ). Determine the width of each expected detail (based on the number of characters, font size, and so on) and enter this value in the "width" edit box.

Determine the height of each expected detail (based on the number of lines in the detail, font size, etc.) and enter this value in the height edit box.

Detailed information Interval
You can use this box to specify the blank area (spacing, binding line, and so on) that you want to set aside for details ). Horizontal = horizontal spacing of details, vertical = Vertical spacing of details.

Determine the spacing you want to allow. In the horizontal editing box, enter the horizontal data spacing and Vertical spacing in the vertical editing box.

Print direction
The print direction box allows you to specify the path that the program follows when Printing Details on the report page. Options:

First and second columns
Print the detailed information in each column from left to right, that is, print the first detailed information in the first column, then print the first detailed information in the next column, and so on. Then, when all columns contain detailed information, the program moves down the page, prints the second detailed information in the first column, then prints the second detailed information in the second column, and so on.

First column and then row
Print the details down the first column, and then follow the second column, and so on.

Format a group with multiple columns
Select this check box if you want the program to format a group with multiple columns using the "width", "details spacing", and "Print direction" specified for the selected section.