Repeating information horizontally

When a section spans multiple pages, you can specify whether or not the entire contents of the section are repeated on the next horizontal page. The Repeat horizontally setting is generally used with Grid/Graphs, particularly those with uncertain widths, so that you are not sure of the number of pages that the Grid/Graph will extend to. For example, a document contains a Grid/Graph, and you want to be sure that the data on it is labelled, even if it wraps to the next page. Enable the Repeat horizontally option so that you can be sure that the Grid/Graph will be labeled on every page that it stretches to. If multiple Grid/Graphs are placed on the same document, this setting can help a user easily identify which Grid/Graph is which.

For example, an additional section is added within the Detail Header section. (For information on adding additional sections, see Inserting additional sections into documents.) Label text is placed in the first section and the Repeat horizontally check box is selected for that section. A Grid/Graph displayed as a grid is placed in the second section. When the Grid/Graph wraps to the second page, the label text is repeated to identify the Grid/Graph. In this case, the Grid/Graph is so wide that it extends six pages horizontally. The bottom part of the Grid/Graph begins on page seven. For sample pages from this document, see the Document Creation Help.

To repeat information horizontally

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

2. Select the section in the drop-down list at the top of the Property List.

3. In Property List: Page Break: Repeat horizontally, select True.

Related Topics

• Hiding and displaying sections

• Changing the size of sections in documents

• Controlling horizontal overflow

• Keeping the contents of a section together