An overview of the Report layout

Understanding the layout of the Report is important for effectively adding content and taking full advantage of the features of the section. Each report contains areas where content can be dragged-and-dropped from the Elements window into the section. While these sections are by default not visible, the Section Boundaries can be turned on to show the borders of each section by accessing the Report menu and selecting the Section Boundaries menu item. The following is an example of a default report configuration with the Section Boundaries toggled to the ON position:

Notice the default configuration of a new report contains a Body section with a three column table inserted in the upper-left hand corner of the section. In addition to the Body boundary, Headers, Footers, and Report groups (discussed later in the chapter) may be added to the Report driving additional areas where content can be inserted and configured.

Headers and Footers

Two types of Headers and...