> ## Designing a Multipage Report

> Most reports display and print on multiple pages. When you design a report, consider how a multipage report displays and prints. You can, for example, design a report so that page breaks occur at logical places. For a report that contains a series of subreports, you can specify page breaks to start each subreport on a new page.

> You can also design a page layout that enhances the report’s appearance and usability. A page layout specifies the style of the pages on which report data appears. You can specify, for example, that all pages display the report title in the top left corner, the company logo in the top right corner, a page number in the bottom right corner, and a report-generation date in the bottom left corner. You can also design special effects, such as a watermark that appears in the background. To design a page layout, you customize the report’s master page.

> #### How to display text in the header and footer

> 1 | In the layout editor, choose the Master Page tab. The layout editor displays the master page. The palette displays additional elements under AutoText, specifically for use in the master page.

> 2 | To display a single text element in the header or footer, drag the desired element from the palette, and drop it in the header or footer. For example, to display the page number, insert either the Page element or the Page n of m element.

> 3 | To display multiple text elements in the header or footer:

> 1 | Insert the grid element in the header or footer. Delete the date element from the default footer first.

> 2 | On Insert Grid, specify the number of columns and rows for the grid. If, for example, you want to display two elements on the same line, specify 2 columns and 1 row.

> 3 | Insert each text element in a grid cell.

> #### How to specify a header or footer size

> 1 | In the layout editor, choose the Master Page tab. The layout editor displays the master page.

> 2 | In Property Editor, choose General properties. Property Editor displays the master page’s general properties, as shown in Figure 18‑1.

> 3 | Specify a size for the header height, the footer height, or both.

> Figure 18 1 | Master page properties in Property Editor

> #### How to exclude header content from the first page

> 1 | In the layout editor, choose Master Page. The layout editor displays the master page.

> 2 | In Property Editor, choose Header/Footer. Property Editor displays the header and footer properties, as shown in Figure 18‑2.

> Figure 18 2 | Header and footer properties

> 3 | Deselect Show header on first.

> 4 | Choose Preview to verify the report output. If the report contains more than one page, the header content appears on all pages except the first.

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