Rearrange
the columns and labels
Now you rearrange the columns and labels in the new DataWindow
object. You can maximize the Design view for greater ease in
manipulating the columns and their labels.
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Click the Address: label in the Design view.
Hold the Ctrl key and click the address column.
The two items are selected.
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Keep the Ctrl key pressed and click the following column
labels and column controls:Label
Column
City:
city
State:
state
Zip Code:
zip
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If necessary, scroll down until you can see all the columns in
the DataWindow. -
Release the Ctrl key.
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Position the cursor on one of the selected objects and drag it
to the top-right corner of the DataWindow object.The objects move together.
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Use the Ctrl+click technique to move the following label and
column controls to the location indicated:Label
Move with column
Move under
Company Name:
company_name
Last Name:
Phone Number:
phone
Company Name:
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Drag the Detail band up below the last column label.
This removes any extra space at the bottom of the detail
area.
Some of the fields might be misaligned. You fix this in the next
exercise.