Andrew Panitz ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: I have been using Impromptu 3.03 quite extensively lately and have found
: many problems in the formatting of the actual report.
: For example
: - You can't insert a page break where ever you want.
 
Breaking is enabled around groups (much like report at, heading at etc
in Quiz) we're not trying to be a word processor.
 
: - If you insert a (for example) text frame on one page then it will be
: inserted on every other page - of course you can hide its contents on the
: other pages but this will leave a big blank space. (What if you want to
: print the query parameters on the first page before the report?)
: - If grouping is performed on form frames then the redundant information
: is still printed
 
This is easy that I can describe but....
 
Lets say I wanted a simple report that printed a distinct block of text
before a list style report.
 
Create the a new list report. Right mouse to expose the properties dialogue
and insert a list header and set within the printing tab the break before
list. Once you insert say a text frame in the list header. Click on one
of the column headers and hit ctr-l. Now you have focus on the headers you
can hit right mouse and set the printing properties to hide on the top
pages. Thus in print preview mode you'd only see the text header on the
first page sans details or columns.
 
I suspect that you need to look at the properties dialogue to control
printing etc that the above example used.
 
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Hope the little example above is of help.
 
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