If the field on the left is overlapping the field on the right in preview, but you don't have it overlapping in the design, there is a registry key available that will prevent this.
If you're on Crystal 2011 or newer, the base registry section for this is
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software \Wow6432Node\SAP BusinessObjects\Suite XI 4.0\ (on 64 bit OS)
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software \ SAP BusinessObjects\Suite XI 4.0\ (on 32 bit OS)
You then add Crystal Reports\SavedData\TruncateClippedFieldStrings and set the value to "Yes".
This will cut off the end of the data instead of overwriting the field to the right.
-Dell