The Layout Options dialog box defines preferences for the Paper Layout view.
This dialog box contains:
Layout tab page |
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Confine
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Specifies whether or not you want to confine layout objects to the objects (repeating frames or frames) that contain them. Confine mode is very useful for avoiding frequency errors in your report. For example, if Confine is checked, Reports Builder will not allow a field to be moved outside of its repeating frame. In Confine mode, Reports Builder restricts the following operations such that they will not result in an object being outside of its container object's boundaries:
Default: Checked (Confine mode is on) Confine Mode Restrictions
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Display Fields Using |
Specify how to display fields in the Paper Layout and Parameter Form views.
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Display Layout Using |
Specify which region of the report should be shown in the Layout Model view of the Report Editor.
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Flex |
Specifies whether you want to move or resize enclosing objects and objects in the push path when moving or resizing an object. For example, if you try to move a field outside of its parent repeating frame in flex mode, its repeating frame will grow as necessary to contain it and any objects around the repeating frame will also grow or be pushed as necessary. Caution: You can only resize one object at a time in flex mode. If you try to resize more than one object at a time in flex mode, only the object whose control point you click on will be resized. The other selected objects will be deselected. You also can only resize objects in one direction at a time (vertically or horizontally, not diagonally). | ||||||
Options tab page |
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Anchors |
Displays or hides the explicit anchors in the Paper Layout view. If you have a large number of anchors, it is sometimes useful to hide them so you can focus on other objects. | ||||||
Boilerplate Outlines |
Displays or hides the outline (surrounding box) of boilerplate objects, as well as their vertical and horizontal sizing icons, in the Paper Layout view. | ||||||
Comments |
Displays or hides the comment symbol for objects in the Report Editor. | ||||||
Field Outlines |
Displays or hides the outline (surrounding box) of fields, as well as its vertical and horizontal sizing icons, in the Paper Layout view. | ||||||
Frame Outlines |
Displays or hides the outline (surrounding box) of frames, as well as its vertical and horizontal sizing icons, in the Paper Layout view. | ||||||
Hidden Fields |
Displays or hides the fields that have the Hidden setting checked. | ||||||
Keep with Anchoring Object |
Displays or hides the Keep with Anchoring Object symbol for objects in the Paper Model view. | ||||||
Names |
Displays or hides the name for objects in the Paper Layout view. | ||||||
Page Break Icons |
Displays or hides the Page Break symbol for objects with Page Break Before or Page Break After set in the Paper Layout view. | ||||||
Page Protect Icons |
Displays or hides the Page Protect symbol for objects in the Paper Layout view. |
Adjusting parent borders automatically
Changing the current mode (Confine or Flex)
Moving an object outside its parent
Keep with Anchoring Object property
Page Break Before property
Page Break After property
Page Protect property
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