Working with table sections

A table section is a grouping of rows that remains a unit. Using sections lets you organize your table. A section can have its own header and footer so that you can show detailed information grouped by common values. Each section appears in a predictable order in the form. By default, Designer inserts a header row for each section.

After you create a table, you can group the rows into sections. You can also apply row shading to each section so that each section has different colors. For example, here is a table that is grouped into four sections.

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You can also make a table section optional when you do not want to display information contained in a section. For example, here is a table where section 1 and 3 are hidden.

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To insert a table section

  1. Select a cell or a row. See To select a table, row, column, cell, or section.

  2. Select Table > Insert and then select Section Above or Section Below.

    Designer inserts one header row and one body row for the section.

To group rows into a section

  1. Select the rows that you want to group. See To select a table, row, column, cell, or section.

  2. Select Table > Group as Section.

    Designer shows a bracket on the right side of the table to indicate a section.

To ungroup a section into rows

 Select the section and select Table > Ungroup Section.

To make a table section optional

  1. Select the section. See To select a table, row, column, cell, or section.

  2. In the Object palette, click the Binding tab and deselect Repeat Section For Each Data Item.

    To show a table section that has been hidden, select the section, select Repeat Section For Each Data Item, select Min Count, and type 1 in the box.

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