Open the report you want to
format with multiple columns.
Click anywhere within the
Body area to select it.
In the
"Properties" view, set
Multiple
Columns to True.
A collection of multi-column
properties is added to the
"Properties" view.
Set the
Column
Width you want your column to be.
Keep in mind the width of your paper
when deciding your column width. For example, if you have three fields in your
Body section, and they take up four inches of space, limit the width of the
column to under four and a half inches so that all the field information can be
seen.
Choose a
Flow
Direction for your data.
Set the
Horizontal and
Vertical gaps you want to maintain between each record in
your column.
If the report you're
formatting contains grouping, set
Multi-Column
Groups to True.
When you preview the report, you will see
that the data appears in columns. If your report has field headers, they appear
only for the first column. To have field headers for the second column, insert
a text object in the
Crystal Reports editor.