To arrange items in a Data band
The Object toolbar contains options for working with objects on a report template page, such as aligning objects or snapping objects to the grid. You can hold your mouse pointer over an icon on the toolbar to open a tooltip that explains the icon’s function. The table below describes the icons on this toolbar.
Icon | Description |
|---|---|
 | Use Grid icon - Displays a grid in each Data band with dimensions that are based on the size of the Data band. Limits the size and position of items in the Data band to the grid’s dimensions. |
 | Use Magnet icon - Aligns objects in the Data band to each other based on the height, width, and vertical and horizontal position of a selected object. The first item that you select in a Data band with this icon selected is the object to which all other objects are aligned. |
 | Bring to top icon - If two or more items overlap in a Data band, then select the item that you are bringing to the top, and then click this icon. |
 | Send to back icon - If two or more items overlap in a Data band, then select the item that you are sending to the back, and then click this icon. |
 | Align to left icon - CTRL-click to select multiple items, and then click this icon to align the left edges of all selected items to the left edge of the first selected item. |
 | Align to right icon - CTRL-click to select multiple items, and then click this icon to align the right edges of all selected items to the right edge of the first selected item. |
 | Align to vertical center - CTRL-click to select multiple items, and then click this icon to align the vertical centers of all selected items to the vertical center of the first selected item. |
 | Align to top icon - CTRL-click to select multiple items, and then click this icon to align the top edges of all selected items to the top edge of the first selected item. |
 | Align to bottom icon - CTRL-click to select multiple items, and then click this icon to align the bottom edges of all selected items to the bottom edge of the first selected item. |
 | Align to horizontal center - CTRL-click to select multiple items, and then click this icon to align the horizontal centers of all selected items to the horizontal center of the first selected item. |
 | Set same height icon - CTRL-click to select multiple items, and then click this icon to set the heights of all selected items to the height of the first selected item. |
 | Set same width icon - CTRL-click to select multiple items, and then click this icon to set the widths of all selected items to the width of the first selected item. |
After you have arranged the items in a report template, you can continue adding other items as needed, or if you are done designing the report template, then you can save the template. See: