Positioning and Alignment

Setting relative positioning on auto-sized report objects gives you precise control over how report objects are positioned relative to one another. If none of the report objects in your report is auto-sized, then the relative positioning is ignored.

If you set the position of a report object to relative, all report objects within the design shift so that the distance between the auto-sized report object and fixed report objects remain the same.

For example, if Grid A is auto-sized and has horizontal positioning set to "center", then Grid A is printed in the center of the page. If Chart A is linked to Grid A and has its vertical position set to "relative," then Chart A is printed one inch (25.4 mm) from the bottom edge of Grid A.

If the alignment for Chart A is not set to relative, it is printed on the absolute coordinates in the layout of the grid, so it might overwrite Grid A.

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Vertical and horizontal positioning are not maintained after changes are made to the report.

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When printing reports containing overlapping objects, objects may not print as displayed in the designer, requiring you to rearrange the objects in your report.