>Ladies and Gentlemen,
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>Whilst designing a report with 3 columns in the detail band, I have encountered a number of puzzles that I cannot solve, viz
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>(1) If the text (the detail band consists primarily of two variable-size text boxes) is so lengthy that it extends beyond the bottom of the band, the text overflows into the next column to the left. I would like it to go to the next page in the same column it started in. Any help?

Not on this one, sorry.

>(2) I would like to get rid of the default caption and icon in the report window. Any way to do that?

You can do the preview in a window of yours... i.e. "...Preview window < windowname >", and that window can be even thisform.name. You may prepare that window any way you like.