Reports are made up of bands. The way data appears in a report is determined by the kind of band a report object (data field, image, line, shape, etc.) is in. For example, objects in the Page Header band will appear at the top of each page. Objects in the Page Footer band will appear at the bottom of each page. And the objects in the Detail band will repeat down the page until no more page space is available, at which point a new page will be started (the Detail band prints once for each record in the table the report is based on).

The number of available bands depends on the report type. For example, the Sub-detail band is only available in a book report, and the Column Header band is only available if the report has more than one column.

To modify the properties of a band (for example height or fill color), right-click the band and choose Properties from the popup menu.

Title band

The Title band prints on the first page of the report, above the Page Header band.

Page Header band

The Page Header band prints at the top of each page, except the first page where it is printed after the Title band.

Column Header band

The Column Header band prints at the top of each column. This band is only available in reports with more than one column.

Group Header band

The Group Header band prints before the Detail band each time the group value changes. There is one Group Header band for each group (a report can have up the five groups).

Detail band

The Detail band prints once for each record in the table the report is based on. For example, in a book report the Detail band prints once for each book that is printed.

Sub-Detail band

The Sub-Detail band prints once for each section in the book. The sections are always printed in the order they appear in the book. This band is only available in book reports.

Detail 2 band

The Detail 2 band prints after the Sub-detail band, and is useful if you want to add some space after the sections in a book before the next book, or if you want to print some books fields after the sections. This band is only available in book reports.

Group Footer band

The Group Footer band prints after the Detail/Sub-detail/Detail 2 bands each time the group value changes. There is one Group Footer band for each group (a report can have up the five groups).

Column Footer band

The Column Footer band prints at the bottom of each column. This band is only available in reports with more than one column.

Page Footer band

The Page Footer band prints at the bottom of each page.

Summary band

The Summary band prints on the last page of the report, above the Page Footer band.