Reports designed for end users can often be exported to Excel. I find that in my company the management types want to be able to view and chart data in Excel.

I have discovered that the headings and images placed in the report have an effect on the cells. If you are noticing that your reports are showing up in Excel with columns being merged, inability to sort etc, then you need to be aware of your titles, charts and images and their placement in your design.

Whenever possible try to align images and titles so that the beginning and end of each item on the grid also aligns with the cells in your tables. This will minimize the issue of cells being merged inappropriately.

If you have any problems not solved by this, please post them here!