Cross-Tab in multiple columns on same page rather than on multiple pages

Question

I have a report that shows temperature readings and the date/time of the reading in a cross tab as a part of a report.  The amount of readings causes the cross-tab to take up multiple pages.  What I would like to do is set the cross tab to appear three or four times on the same page before going to the next page to reduce the number of pages in my report.  Any ideas on how I can do this?
This is what I have:
Page 1:
Date/Time1  |  Temp1
Date/Time2  |  Temp2
Date/Time3  |  Temp3
Date/Time4  |  Temp4
Page 2:
Date/Time5  |  Temp5
Date/Time6  |  Temp6
Date/Time7  |  Temp7
Date/Time8  |  Temp8
What I want is:
Page 1
Date/Time1  |  Temp1..............Date/Time5  |  Temp5..............Date/Time9   |  Temp9
Date/Time2  |  Temp2..............Date/Time6  |  Temp6..............Date/Time10  |  Temp10
Date/Time3  |  Temp3..............Date/Time7  |  Temp7..............Date/Time11  |  Temp11
Date/Time4  |  Temp4..............Date/Time8  |  Temp8..............Date/Time12  |  Temp12    
Page 2
Date/Time13  |  Temp17............Date/Time21  |  Temp21............Date/Time25  |  Temp25
Date/Time14  |  Temp18............Date/Time22  |  Temp22............Date/Time26  |  Temp26
Date/Time15  |  Temp19............Date/Time23  |  Temp23............Date/Time27  |  Temp27
Date/Time16  |  Temp20............Date/Time24  |  Temp24............Date/Time28  |  Temp28        

Answer 1

hello,
Don's suggestion of creating a "mock cross tab" is a good one.
you can also try this Multiple Columns formatting idea if you wish:
1) create a new report
2) create a group on your date field
3) put a summary on your Temp field and move it into the group header of the group
4) suppress the details section and the group footer
5) right click on the details section header in the design mode and choose Section Expert
6) in the Common tab, choose Format With Multiple Columns
7) in the Layout tab, choose a Width of about 2.66"
8) choose Down Then Across for Printing Directions
9) choose Format Groups With Multiple Columns
10) bring this new report into your existing report as a subreport
jamie