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You can add comments to report bands to help you identify and describe their purpose. Comments appear in the Comments field of the report structure table and do not appear in the report or label.

Procedures

To add comments to a report band

  1. Open the report or label in the appropriate designer.

  2. On the Report menu, click Edit Bands.

    The Edit Bands dialog box opens.

  3. In the Edit Bands dialog box, select the band you want, and click OK.

    The properties dialog box for the report band opens.

    Tip:
    You can also double-click the band separator in the Report Designer or Label Designer to open the report band properties dialog box.

    Note:
    If the _REPORTBUILDER system variable is not set to the default Report Builder or is set to a third-party builder, the report band dialog box displays or a different dialog box might display. For more information, see _REPORTBUILDER System Variable and Report Band Properties Dialog Box.

  4. In the report band properties dialog box, click the Other tab if it is not selected.

  5. On the Other tab, click Edit comment.

    The comment dialog box for the report band opens.

  6. In the comment dialog box, type the comments you want, and click OK.

For more information, see Other Tab, Report Band Properties Dialog Box (Report Builder).

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