matrix moving other controls

RS 2005

I have a matrix item in a report. It is only about 7cm in width in design mode but obviously explodes out to about 30cm in when the report is run as thats the way the query behind it works.

The problem is any control e.g. a chart placed above and to the right of the matrix in design mode gets pushed across to the end of the matrix's width when the report is run, which causes extra pages in the report.

Other controls placed directly above the matrix in design mode hold their position when the report is run, it is only those controls placed further right than the end of the matrix (and above the matrix) in design mode that get pushed across. Why is this, is there a way to fix it?

Thanks

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Have you looked into grouping the items above / below the matrix with a rectangle so that all these items are contained within that rectangle and the rectangle is closer to the left edge of the report than the left edge of the matrix?

Once the other items are contained within a rectangle - only the layout dependencies between the matrix and the rectangle remain. The position of the items contained within the rectangle will be unaffected by the growth of the matrix.

-- Robert

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I have the same problem

how do you group the rectangle to the controls ?

I have 2 images the top image near the table header stays put but the one below that moves with the table..

I place a rectangle but the image still moves