1. Right-click over the white space of the footer band and access the Position… dialog.

2. Set the height to 40. The footer band should shrink in height.

3. Click the SystemVariable component icon on the Report Designer component palette.

4. Click on the far left side of the footer band. A System Variable component will be created.

5. Locate the drop-down list on the left-hand side of the Report Designer. It should contain a list of variable types for the component.

6. Select the PrintDateTime item from this list. The current date and time will be displayed in the component.

7. Set the font:

Font Name Times New Roman
Font Size 10
Font Style Regular
Font Color Black

8. Right-click over the SystemVariable component and access the Position… dialog.

9. Set the position values:

Left 9
Top 22