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Changing Your Column Relative Positions

You can change how your columns are placed relative to one another by using the Page columns spread option on the Session Options screen.

     CA OLQ Release nn.n                          *** Session Options ***
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141000 Select options to be changed and press the ENTER key

    Current interrupt count:     100        Current underline character:

    User options:               Page columns spread:    (L-Left,E-Even,M-Max,nn)

                  Change
        Help      Option        Current option    Alternate option

                                -> Report Processing Options <-

        _           _             NOFiller          FILler
        _           _             FULl              SPArse
        _           _             HEAder            NOHeader

                                -> Column Processing Options <-

        _           _             OLQheader         NOOlqheader
        _           _             PICture           NOPIcture
        _           _             CODetable         NOCODetable

 1=HELP           3=QUIT           4=MESSAGE           6=MENU           8=FWD

Even

To evenly distribute the space between your report columns, specify E (for even):

               Employee/Emposition Report
                         mm/dd/yy

First                  Last                  Salary
Name                   Name                  Amount
----------          ───────────────          ───────────
DOUGLAS             KAHALLY                     20000.00
THEMIS              PAPAZEUS                   100000.00
HARRY               ARM                         46000.00
DORIS               KING                        14500.00
BETH                CLOUD                       52750.00
HENRIETTA           HENDON                     240000.00

Left

To group your columns to the left of the page, specify L (for left):

                          Employee/Emposition Report
                                mm/dd/yy

  First         Last         Salary
  Name          Name         Amount
---------- ─────────────── ───────────
DOUGLAS    KAHALLY            20000.00
THEMIS     PAPAZEUS          100000.00
HARRY      ARM                46000.00
DORIS      KING               14500.00
BETH       CLOUD              52750.00
HENRIETTA  HENDON            240000.00

Max

To display the maximum amount of space between your report columns, specify M (for max):

                Employee/Emposition Report
                      mm/dd/yy

  First                   Last                  Salary
  Name                    Name                  Amount
----------           ───────────────          ───────────
DOUGLAS              KAHALLY                     20000.00
THEMIS               PAPAZEUS                   100000.00
HARRY                ARM                         46000.00
DORIS                KING                        14500.00
BETH                 CLOUD                       52750.00
HENRIETTA            HENDON                     240000.00

Number of spaces

To display a specific number of spaces between your report columns, specify that number. For example, if you specify a 4, CA OLQ spaces the columns four spaces apart:

           Employee/Emposition Report
                mm/dd/yy

    First            Last            Salary
    Name             Name            Amount
  ──────────    ───────────────    ───────────
  DOUGLAS       KAHALLY               20000.00
  THEMIS        PAPAZEUS             100000.00
  HARRY         ARM                   46000.00
  DORIS         KING                  14500.00
  BETH          CLOUD                 52750.00
  HENRIETTA     HENDON               240000.00