Multi-Column Report Issue

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I am using the Crystal Reports edition bundled with Visual Studio 2005. I have a problem with a multi-column report. It is a two column member directory with family members. It lists the member name, contact info, spouse, and children. I want each family group to stay together, and not break cross a column or a page. Each group may have from 3 to a dozen or so lines.

The family groups will not break across a page (which is good), but they will break across a column (bad). I have tried many combinations of settings to make this work without success.

So I wonder if anyone has seen and resolved this problem, or if perhaps it works better in the full version of Crystal.

[former_member260594]

Ray,

I'm not familiar with Visual Studios CR controls but within the designer I've found the best way to control groups a multi column report is to set the highest group level footer to print at the bottom of the page.

So if the top level of grouping is Family name set the group footer to Print at Bottom of Page. This will force the next grouping instance to the top of the page in the next column.