The Field Heading Text Object

A special kind of text object is the Field Heading Text Object. This is created in the page header automatically by Crystal Reports when you place a field from the Field Explorer into the details section. If you then select the text object in the page header, you ll notice that the Crystal Reports status bar indicates that you ve selected a Field Heading. While this object can be edited and formatted just like a regular text object, it will now move along with its matching details field ”if you move the field in the details section left or right, the field heading will follow. Even if you move the details field vertically to a new section (to the page or report header or footer, for example) and then move the field left or right, the field heading will still move left or right with it.

The only time you may detach the field heading from its associated details field is if you move the detail field out of one section into another and move it horizontally at the same time. In this case the two objects will be separated ”the field heading won t follow the original details field anymore. However, to hook the two objects together again, simply move the details field left or right in its new section until it lines up with the field heading. The two will become reattached.