Another (hopefully simple) VFP 7 report writer question

Hello and thank for the help. Also, happy holidays and happy new year to
all.

In the form designer, for most objects, you have top, left, height, and
width.

Is there anything similar for the report writer?

How do you make small adjustments to a box or line to line it up with other
objects in the report. I can easily move the box with the mouse but I can't
make small adjustments to its size.

I turned off "Snap to Grid" but the adjustments still have to be made with
the mouse and it is difficult. Is there any way to numerically specify the
width of an object in the report designer?

Thanks,
Jeff

Craig
Thu Dec 20 09:26:46 CST 2007

Shift-Right arrow and Shift-left arrow

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Craig Berntson
Microsoft MVP

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"Jeff Grippe" <jeff@door7.com> wrote in message
news:13ml1npa6avpk86@news.supernews.com...
> Hello and thank for the help. Also, happy holidays and happy new year to
> all.
>
> In the form designer, for most objects, you have top, left, height, and
> width.
>
> Is there anything similar for the report writer?
>
> How do you make small adjustments to a box or line to line it up with
> other objects in the report. I can easily move the box with the mouse but
> I can't make small adjustments to its size.
>
> I turned off "Snap to Grid" but the adjustments still have to be made with
> the mouse and it is difficult. Is there any way to numerically specify the
> width of an object in the report designer?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>

Stephen
Thu Dec 20 09:30:33 CST 2007

Do you mean the Report Designer?

If you double-click on the object you then have top, height, left and width.

To make adjustments to height and width without typing in explicit values,
hold down the SHIFT key and then use the cursor keys.

Sincerely

Stephen

"Jeff Grippe" <jeff@door7.com> wrote in message
news:13ml1npa6avpk86@news.supernews.com...
> Hello and thank for the help. Also, happy holidays and happy new year to
> all.
>
> In the form designer, for most objects, you have top, left, height, and
> width.
>
> Is there anything similar for the report writer?
>
> How do you make small adjustments to a box or line to line it up with
> other objects in the report. I can easily move the box with the mouse but
> I can't make small adjustments to its size.
>
> I turned off "Snap to Grid" but the adjustments still have to be made with
> the mouse and it is difficult. Is there any way to numerically specify the
> width of an object in the report designer?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>

Jeff
Thu Dec 20 11:05:52 CST 2007

Thanks for the response

"Stephen Ibbs" <stephen@datadevelopments.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Do you mean the Report Designer?
>

YES

> If you double-click on the object you then have top, height, left and
> width.
>

Not in VFP 7 SP1, you are referring to 8 or 9 perhaps? In VFP 7 you get
three choices for "Object position". They are Float, Fix relative to top of
band, or Fix relative to bottom of band. You do not get top, height, left,
and width.

> To make adjustments to height and width without typing in explicit values,
> hold down the SHIFT key and then use the cursor keys.

This works like a champ. Thanks

Cathy
Thu Dec 20 12:16:26 CST 2007

To move an object, select it and then use the up, down, left, or right arrow
keys.

To resize an object, select it and then use Shift + the arrow keys.

To align multiple objects, select them all, then select Format / Align from
the menu. There are a variety of options for aligning. There is also a
"Layout" toolbar you can open up that has the alignment options.

Cathy Pountney


"Jeff Grippe" <jeff@door7.com> wrote in message
news:13ml1npa6avpk86@news.supernews.com...
> Hello and thank for the help. Also, happy holidays and happy new year to
> all.
>
> In the form designer, for most objects, you have top, left, height, and
> width.
>
> Is there anything similar for the report writer?
>
> How do you make small adjustments to a box or line to line it up with
> other objects in the report. I can easily move the box with the mouse but
> I can't make small adjustments to its size.
>
> I turned off "Snap to Grid" but the adjustments still have to be made with
> the mouse and it is difficult. Is there any way to numerically specify the
> width of an object in the report designer?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>

Jeff
Thu Dec 20 15:32:03 CST 2007

Thanks for the help.

I use those options all the time. I was hoping for a way to set Top, Left,
Height, Width explicitly.

Jeff

"Cathy Pountney" <cathy@frontier2000.com> wrote in message
news:FAE0AF89-22B3-4DED-94E2-997B525CD9C1@microsoft.com...
> To move an object, select it and then use the up, down, left, or right
> arrow keys.
>
> To resize an object, select it and then use Shift + the arrow keys.
>
> To align multiple objects, select them all, then select Format / Align
> from the menu. There are a variety of options for aligning. There is also
> a "Layout" toolbar you can open up that has the alignment options.
>
> Cathy Pountney
>
>
> "Jeff Grippe" <jeff@door7.com> wrote in message
> news:13ml1npa6avpk86@news.supernews.com...
>> Hello and thank for the help. Also, happy holidays and happy new year to
>> all.
>>
>> In the form designer, for most objects, you have top, left, height, and
>> width.
>>
>> Is there anything similar for the report writer?
>>
>> How do you make small adjustments to a box or line to line it up with
>> other objects in the report. I can easily move the box with the mouse but
>> I can't make small adjustments to its size.
>>
>> I turned off "Snap to Grid" but the adjustments still have to be made
>> with the mouse and it is difficult. Is there any way to numerically
>> specify the width of an object in the report designer?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff
>>
>

Anders
Thu Dec 20 19:28:38 CST 2007

There's a setting to show position info down in the status bar.
-Anders

"Jeff Grippe" <jeff@door7.com> wrote in message
news:13mlnpn7ti1op43@news.supernews.com...
> Thanks for the help.
>
> I use those options all the time. I was hoping for a way to set Top, Left,
> Height, Width explicitly.
>
> Jeff
>
> "Cathy Pountney" <cathy@frontier2000.com> wrote in message
> news:FAE0AF89-22B3-4DED-94E2-997B525CD9C1@microsoft.com...
>> To move an object, select it and then use the up, down, left, or right
>> arrow keys.
>>
>> To resize an object, select it and then use Shift + the arrow keys.
>>
>> To align multiple objects, select them all, then select Format / Align
>> from the menu. There are a variety of options for aligning. There is also
>> a "Layout" toolbar you can open up that has the alignment options.
>>
>> Cathy Pountney
>>
>>
>> "Jeff Grippe" <jeff@door7.com> wrote in message
>> news:13ml1npa6avpk86@news.supernews.com...
>>> Hello and thank for the help. Also, happy holidays and happy new year to
>>> all.
>>>
>>> In the form designer, for most objects, you have top, left, height, and
>>> width.
>>>
>>> Is there anything similar for the report writer?
>>>
>>> How do you make small adjustments to a box or line to line it up with
>>> other objects in the report. I can easily move the box with the mouse
>>> but I can't make small adjustments to its size.
>>>
>>> I turned off "Snap to Grid" but the adjustments still have to be made
>>> with the mouse and it is difficult. Is there any way to numerically
>>> specify the width of an object in the report designer?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>
>
>