how to use LAYOUT screen

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Background: We write BIRT reports for Maximo. So, the output size is always 8 1/2 x 11 - regular US paper. We have never been asked to write BIRT reports to any other format - till now.

Issue: When using Eclipse/BIRT, the LAYOUT tab is not WYSIWYG. Even if you change the MASTER PAGE, the LAYOUT seems to have a mind of it's own as far as width and height. For example, I just selected a table, I grabbed the bottom right corner size handle and dragged the box to be smaller. Yet, after I let go, the table box snaps back to the size it was.

What am I missing? How do you resize tables/columns when looking at the LAYOUT???

Thanks