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    Untie labels from fields in report design

    I am a new Alpha Five user, so would you excuse me if I'm asking maybe a stupid question.
    I have some difficulties in following the video training, due to different behaviour in my installation from the one on the teacher's side.
    In particular, when the teacher drags'n'drop multiple fields onto a report in design mode, I see he can easily take ONLY the lables (with a rubberband box) and move them to the header, while I can't because in my case the labels remain firmly tied to the data fields.
    The only chance I have is:
    1 - stop the video
    2 - select the labels one by one with two different clicks - the second untie the label from his own field
    3 - move them - one by one - in the header section
    Is there a parameter to globally specify a different behaviour of Alpha Five?
    Thanks
    Fabio Mantovani
    Last edited by alfatrading; 11-14-2009, 02:44 PM. Reason: grammar
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    #2
    Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

    The options should be on the top of your drag/drop list, though for Titles Only it may not be obvious that it is even there. See below.

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      #3
      Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

      Hi Fabio,

      Also you can control whether to group or un-group by selecting a number of controls and click the active icon on the toolbar, shown in the red box.

      See attached.
      Regards
      Keith Hubert
      Alpha Guild Member
      London.
      KHDB Management Systems
      Skype = keith.hubert


      For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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        #4
        Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

        Thank you all, guys.
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          #5
          Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

          Quite strange I answer to my own question, but to be of any help to others reading this post in the future, I found the place in which to operate the permanent change:
          View / Settings / Styles -> Automatic group fields & titles
          See also the thumbnail
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            #6
            Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

            Fabio,

            But does this do what you asked about in your original question? It does not for me. Maybe I misunderstood the original question. Then again, for me the "Automatically group fields and titles" under settings does not appear to have any effect at all. So either I am missing something, using a weird version or this is a bug.

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              #7
              Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

              Hi Raymond,

              It seems that the choices from the Drag Drop List override the Settings.

              What you can use from the Settings is the Spacing.

              I would like to see how to set the Label to default to Bold.
              Regards
              Keith Hubert
              Alpha Guild Member
              London.
              KHDB Management Systems
              Skype = keith.hubert


              For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

                Originally posted by Keith Hubert View Post
                It seems that the choices from the Drag Drop List override the Settings..
                Which means there is no point in having that option in settings. It should be removed, either that or which overrides which should be reversed.

                I would like to see how to set the Label to default to Bold.
                Uh, mine does default to bold. Yours does not? I don't think I have anything special set in mine. [Later: Ah, ha, you mean on forms. For me the default for field labels on reports is bold but not on forms. However, on forms if one does not have labels grouped with fields one can lasso the labels and use the Text Toolbar to quickly make them all bold.]

                Ray

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                  #9
                  Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

                  Ray, Keith,
                  Quote:
                  Originally Posted by Keith Hubert
                  It seems that the choices from the Drag Drop List override the Settings..

                  Which means there is no point in having that option in settings. It should be removed, either that or which overrides which should be reversed.
                  The settings for grouping is for forms not reports.
                  Mike
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                  It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
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                    #10
                    Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

                    True for me also.
                    When I found that option in preferences I though I was through the issue, but didn't test it.

                    The right choice is either to place the fields with lables, ungroup them and then select the labels for moving them in the header

                    or

                    using the options in the toolbar, choose the labels, place them and then choose the fields and do the same

                    One final question: HOW DOES STEVE WORKINGS DID THE TRAINING VIDEO, INSTEAD? :)
                    Because in his installations everything works the way it should!
                    Last edited by alfatrading; 11-17-2009, 04:30 AM. Reason: typo
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                      Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

                      Originally posted by alfatrading View Post
                      ....using the options in the toolbar, choose the labels, place them and then choose the fields and do the same
                      Once the report layout is created (with a header) I believe you have to do it this way (as above) as the header and detail are separate areas.

                      One final question: HOW DOES STEVE WORKINGS DID THE TRAINING VIDEO, INSTEAD? :)
                      Because in his installations everything works the way it should!
                      Maybe Steve was using the Quick Report option when creating a new report? Actually, from your original post it does not appear that Steve is using the Quick Report option, so I have no idea what magic he might be using. You might try contacting him directly with the question, as it seems he is not reading this thread.

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                        #12
                        Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

                        No, he was using a blank report, dragged fields to the detail section, 'magically' select the labels (top row) with a rubberband and then drags the label in the header.

                        I'll try to get this attention on this thread with a personal message.
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                          #13
                          Re: Untie labels from fields in report design

                          Fabio,
                          I am not understanding where the problem lies....what is it that you want to do and cannot?? Take a look at the small video attached where I show the basics of fields/titles/grouping.... Maybe we can get closer to understanding what it is that is confusing you!! :)

                          Video is on the quiet side as am the only one awake here!! Also, not all that adept at creating these yet--cuts off at the end.





                          Edit--regarding choosing more than one title that has been grouped when multiple fields are brought over....do the same as I did in the video by placing focus on the titles with a lasso instead (left click, hold and drag a selection rectangle to have just the titles become "highlighted/in focus"....then drag the titles into the header or wherever.
                          Last edited by MikeC; 11-18-2009, 12:59 AM.
                          Mike
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