Most report elements can easily be added by dragging and dropping them from the Palette or
the Data pane to one of the layout bands. In some cases, there are a few extra details that
you should know before you dive into report creation. See the sections below that apply to
your project.
Note: Though it may appear to be a good solution to some report design challenges, you should
resist the temptation to overlap elements in Report Designer. While the output may seem
agreeable in the Preview window and in some kinds of report output, the HTML and Excel output
formats will have unusual problems.