>Hi Naomi,
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>Just an FYI for the future ... whenever I run into something like this I bring up the designer and then hit CTRL+A to select ALL objects. Then I look around for something "hidden" that is selected.
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>>I've recreated the report and was able to eliminate most of empty spaces. I also found a hidden object in the group footer placed to increase the band height for certain groups.

Cathy,

Thanks a lot for your advice. Essentially I did the same and found a hidden object in the details band. I didn't find anything unusual in the header, though.

Anyway, this particular report is now OK. I have several more to go. One is somehow messed up and now I have to find out the working copy...