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 an album 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 an album report the Detail band prints once for each album that is printed.

Sub-Detail band

The Sub-Detail band prints once for each track on the album. The tracks are always printed in the order they appear on the album. This band is only available in album 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 tracks before the next album, or if you want to print some album fields after the tracks (you could for example print the artist and album title on the Detail band, the track titles on the Sub-detail band, and then finally the Review field on the Detail 2 band). This band is only available in album 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.