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IBM Cognos 8 Platform => COGNOS 8 => Report Studio => Topic started by: ccbarbeau on 21 Feb 2011 09:51:11 AM

Title: Spacing lists in reports
Post by: ccbarbeau on 21 Feb 2011 09:51:11 AM
Good morning,

I have a report where I have several lists. I'm trying to space them with blocks, but they always appear 'stuck together' when I run the report. I've tried inserting blocks in the list block, in between the lists, above the lists... would you happen to have a trick?

Thanks,

CC
Title: Re: Spacing lists in reports
Post by: MFGF on 21 Feb 2011 10:02:16 AM
Hi,

Adding empty blocks will achieve nothing - they get ignored when the report is rendered.  One alternative is to select each List object and use the Margin property to add space above/below/left/right as appropriate.  Alternatively, pop your lists inside the cells of a table, and you can then define padding within the table cells (again using top/bottom/left/right as appropriate).

If you must stick with blocks for some reason, then drop someting inside them such as a text item with a space in it.  I would not really recommend this approach if I were being honest, though.

Regards,

MF.
Title: Re: Spacing lists in reports
Post by: ccbarbeau on 21 Feb 2011 10:06:05 AM
I used the margins - acheives exactly what I wanted. Thanks!