One of the obvious differences between a section and a group is how the information is arranged. Compare the report designs in Figure 4-13 and
Figure 4-14. The report in
Figure 4-13 organizes data in two groups: sales office and product line. The report in
Figure 4-14 organizes the same data in two sections: sales office and product line.
In Figure 4-13, the report design with groups displays the data from five fields in five columns. The sales office and product line values appear in the initial columns, below the column headers.
In Figure 4-14, the report design with sections, the sales office and product line values appear above the column headers.
You can use both groups and sections in a single report design. Figure 4-15 shows a report design that contains the same data as the previous examples, except the sales office column is a section, and the product line column is a group.