### Suppressing Cross-Tab data

This section provides you with the steps required to suppress data in your report. You can suppress:

- Empty rows and columns
- Row and column grand totals
- Subtotals and their labels.

###### To suppress empty rows and columns

1. Right-click the blank top-left area of the Cross-Tab and select `Format Cross-Tab` from the shortcut menu.

   The Cross-Tab dialog box appears.

2. Click the Customize Style tab.
3. Select either the Suppress Empty Rows or Suppress Empty Columns check box.
4. Click OK.

   Now, when you print the report, empty rows and/or columns will not appear.

###### To suppress row and column grand totals

1. Right-click the blank top-left area of the Cross-Tab and select `Format Cross-Tab` from the shortcut menu.

   The Cross-Tab dialog box appears.

2. Click the Customize Style tab.
3. Select either the Suppress Row Grand Totals or Suppress Column Grand Totals check boxes.
4. Click OK.

###### To suppress subtotals and labels

If you have more than two groups in your Cross-Tab you can suppress the subtotal and label for one of them.

1. Right-click the blank top-left area of the Cross-Tab and select `Format Cross-Tab` from the shortcut menu.

   The Format Cross-Tab dialog box appears.

2. Click the Customize Style tab.
3. Click the field whose subtotal you want to suppress.

   The Suppress Subtotal and the Suppress Label check boxes become active.

4. In the Group Options area select the Suppress Subtotal check box.
5. Click the Suppress Label check box to suppress the label associated with subtotal.
6. Click OK.

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