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Displaying a group horizontally

Before you begin

This topic assumes a knowledge of document sections, such as their names and relative positions. For background information, see Working with sections in documents.

Steps to display a group horizontally

By default, groups are displayed vertically in a document. That is, the detail sections are displayed below the group header. However, for certain documents, displaying the group horizontally is desired. That is, the detail sections are displayed next to the group header, running horizontally across the page.

You can also change the orientation of only the lower level sections (that is, the detail sections). For example, the Detail Header, Detail, and Detail Footer can be displayed horizontally while the group Header and Footer are displayed vertically.

In fact, a document does not have to be grouped to allow the Detail Header, Detail Footer, and Detail sections to be displayed horizontally. For information on displaying sections horizontally without grouping, see Displaying sections horizontally.

Horizontally displayed sections have additional properties to control the horizontal width. For more information, see Changing the size of sections in documents.

Adding more grouping fields to horizontally displayed groups

When you add another grouping field, its location in the Grouping panel controls whether it is displayed horizontally or vertically, as described below:

• All groups to the right of a horizontally displayed group display horizontally. Therefore, if you add the field to the right of a horizontally repeating group, the new group is displayed horizontally.

• If you add the field to the left of all horizontally displayed groups, the new group is displayed vertically.

For examples, refer to the Document Creation Help.

Changing the grouping order (Moving groups)

If you move a group on the Grouping panel, thereby changing the grouping order, only the moved group changes its orientation. That is, a horizontally displayed group can become vertical.

If you move a horizontally displayed group, its orientation depends on the orientation of the groups to its right. For the rules that govern this behavior, see Changing the grouping order of horizontally displayed groups.

Prerequisite

This procedure assumes that the document is already grouped. For instructions, see Grouping records in a document.

To display a group horizontally

  1. Open the document in the Document Editor. (How?)

  2. If the Grouping panel is not displayed, from the View menu, select Grouping. It displays above the Layout area.

  3. In the Grouping panel, right-click the grouping field to render horizontally, and select Grouping Properties. The Grouping Properties dialog box opens.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • To display the group Header and Footer, Detail Header, Detail, and Detail Footer sections horizontally, select the Render group horizontally check box.

    • To display only the Detail Header, Detail, and Detail Footer sections horizontally, select the Render Lower Level Sections Horizontally check box.

  5. Click OK.

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