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Inserting text as background

Former Member — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:07:31 GMT

I was wondering how to insert a text across a report and put it as a background. For example, I am trying to insert "SAMPLE" on a diagonal across the report and select the "move to back" option. When I do this, the bottom half of the report gets moved to the next page. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a different way to do this???

Thanks.

Re: Inserting text as background

patrick_genest — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:48:49 GMT

Hi Megan,

If you want to display some text or an object in the background for each page, you can use the "Underlay following section option" on the Page Header section. To do so, you can follow the steps below.

1. Add a section to your Page Header

1.1 Select "Section Expert" under the menu "Report"

1.2 In the "Section Expert" window, select the "Page Header" section and click on the "Insert"

button.

You will now have Page Header - a and Page Header - b

2. Underlay the Page Header - b

2.1 In the "Section Expert" select the "Page Header - b" section, and check the section option:

"Underlay Following Section", then click "OK"

3. Resize the Page Header - b section and add the text or object you will like to see in the background.

Note: Be careful to not set the Page Header - b section larger than the maximum height of your paper size, otherwise you will get an error message when attempting to view the report.

Hope this help!

Re: Inserting text as background

former_member230846 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:49:49 GMT

Hi Megan,

Please go to http://service.sap.com and do a SAP Note Search for this article:

1211007 - Including a watermark or pre-printed forms in a report.

Regards,

Wallie

Re: Inserting text as background

Former Member — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:54:08 GMT

Hi Patrick,

I think we are on the right path, I just can't make it to the end! I followed you all the way until it was time to resize. After hitting OK, it goes to my report, but I don't see where anything was added (so I don't see where I can resize it or add "SAMPLE.")

What did I miss?

Thanks,

Megan

Re: Inserting text as background

Former Member — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:05:10 GMT

Hi Wallie,

I cannot access this because I don't know my SAP#. Is there another way of viewing these "notes?"

Thanks.

Re: Inserting text as background

Former Member — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:12:46 GMT

Hi Megan,

Have a look to this:

Symptom:

How can you design a report so a pre-printed form or a watermark underlies the data on the report?

Resolution

Use the 'Underlay following section' formatting option to achieve this.

1. Create an additional Page Header section:

· Right-click the gray area to the left of the Page Header section

- Select 'Insert section below'

This inserts a second Page Header, so you now have a Page Header - a and a Page Header - b.

2. Re-size the Page Header - a section so it is the height of the page.

3. Insert the bitmap image (a .BMP file) of the pre-printed form or logo for the watermark into the Page Header -a section.

4. Go to Format | Section to open the Section Expert window, and select the Page Header - a section.

5. Select the 'Underlay following section' option.

6. Close the Section Expert.

The bitmap image in Page Header - a now appears beneath all the sections that come after it, up to the Page Footer.

The Page Headers and Page Footers cannot exceed the vertical size of the report.

NOTE: =====

Ensure that you suppress the Page Footer of the report because the Page Header cannot underlay the Page Footer.

Hope that helps!!

Regards,

Shweta

Re: Inserting text as background

former_member230846 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:41:01 GMT

Hi Megan,

I posted my message seconds after Patrick posted his. The article basically contains the information in his post.

Regards,

Wallie