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  • peterkennett
    New Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 12
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    need to add text at bottom of a DETAIL list in a report

    OK, I’m new to all this, so forgive me if I missed some easy answer to this problem!

    I have a report, which is actually going to be a letter. I had no problem adding my return address, salutation and top two paragraphs in the HEADER section. I also have no problem with the DETAIL section printing out the few records I need to show. But now I want to add a closing paragraph immediately after the DETAIL section. I tried to add it in the FOOTER but that only formats a specific distance from the bottom of the page. I need it to be exactly one line from the last line in the DETAIL section. Otherwise it leaves a huge gap between the detail lines and the closing paragraph (in the footer).

    ---------------------------------------
    HEADER
    Bla bla bla bla (static text)
    Bla bla bla bla
    --------------------------------------
    DETAIL (from 1 to 7 records (lines)
    --------------------------------------
    bla bla bla la (How do I add this static text?)
    bla bla bla
    --------------------------------------
    FOOTER
    Bla bla blab la (static text)


    Any ideas how best to handle this? Is there a way to add a section, like a header, but between the DETAIL and FOOTER?

    Peter
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    • mshmyob
      Recognized Expert Contributor
      • Jan 2008
      • 903
      #2
      Assuming you are talking about that you are in the Page footer and not the Report footer you can add another section called a grouping by RIGHT clicking on the report and add Grouping. This will add a group section just below the Detail but before the pager footer.

      Originally posted by peterkennett
      OK, I’m new to all this, so forgive me if I missed some easy answer to this problem!

      I have a report, which is actually going to be a letter. I had no problem adding my return address, salutation and top two paragraphs in the HEADER section. I also have no problem with the DETAIL section printing out the few records I need to show. But now I want to add a closing paragraph immediately after the DETAIL section. I tried to add it in the FOOTER but that only formats a specific distance from the bottom of the page. I need it to be exactly one line from the last line in the DETAIL section. Otherwise it leaves a huge gap between the detail lines and the closing paragraph (in the footer).

      ---------------------------------------
      HEADER
      Bla bla bla bla (static text)
      Bla bla bla bla
      --------------------------------------
      DETAIL (from 1 to 7 records (lines)
      --------------------------------------
      bla bla bla la (How do I add this static text?)
      bla bla bla
      --------------------------------------
      FOOTER
      Bla bla blab la (static text)


      Any ideas how best to handle this? Is there a way to add a section, like a header, but between the DETAIL and FOOTER?

      Peter

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