Navigating Groups

Adding groups to a printed report makes it easier to flip through the report and get a quick overview of the report’s information. But the Preview tab makes it even easier to work with groups. To the left of the preview window is the Group Tree window which lets you navigate to each group as well as the sub-groups.

The Group Tree is toggled on and off by selecting View | Group Tree or by clicking on the Toggle Group Tree button on the Standard toolbar.

Figure 4-9. The Toggle Group Tree button.

By default, only the top-most groups are shown. When you click on the group name, the report immediately jumps to the page that has that group on it. If there are sub-groups, then a plus sign is shown next to the group name. Click on the plus sign to expand the group and list the sub-groups below it. You can also double-click on the group name to expand it. Clicking on the sub-groups also jumps to the page in the report where the sub-group is located.

When you move the cursor over a group header in the report and it becomes a magnifying glass, you can double-click on the group heading and it opens the group in its own tab. This lets you review the group data separately from the rest of the report.