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Figure 8-30. With the Notes field set to slide up, your layout can now show long or short notes
without wasting space. (In this picture, the layout arrangement has been improved from the one in
Figure 8-28 to make things look more pleasing to the eye. You can do the same with your own lay-
outs.)
More Sliding & Visibility Options
The Inspector's Sliding & Visibility section has several options to control just how the selec-
ted objects slide (and shrink if appropriate). In general, an object can slide left, up, or both.
If you want something to just slide left, you're in luck. Simply turn on the “Sliding left”
checkbox, and you're done. When you print or preview the layout, the objects slide to the left
when field data isn't long enough to fill the full width of the field.
Objects that slide up, on the other hand, need a little more thought. To start, turn on the
“Sliding up based on” checkbox. When you turn this checkbox on, you make three more op-
