Thanks, Sergey and Terry.

When I posted, the answer was staring me in the face, but it
was too late at night for me to see it!!

Saw much clearer when I awoke this morning.

-mark

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>Hi Mark,
>
>Add invisible line under'Caption2: Data2' and mark it Float. It'll push all objects below it down when it floats.
>
>>What is the recommended way to accomplish the following?
>>
>>Assume the detail band includes multiple lines, e.g.:
>>Caption1: Data1
>>Caption2: Data2
>>Caption3: Data3
>>Caption4: Data4
>>
>>All report objects, including the captions, are field objects.
>>I want Data2 to stretch with overflow. Whenever it overflows,
>>I want Caption3, Data3, Caption4 and Data4 to float
>>downward accordingly.
>>
>>I suppose one solution is to include a one-pt. rectangle
>>immediately beneath Caption2, group the rectangle with
>>Caption2 and Data2, mark the rectangle to stretch downward
>>to match the tallest object in the group, and make its
>>forecolor white so that it does not visibly print.
>>
>>But is that the BEST way to accomplish what I'm
>>after, or am I missing something obvious?
>>
>>TIA,
>>-mark