"Can Grow" property on Cross-Tab object can not be unlock

I am using Crystal Reports XI.  My report uses a Cross-Tab object via SQL server.  I am having problem making my data column (Field Row) to increase dynamically in height when my data size increases.  Since the "Can Grow" property in the Format Editor is locked, it would not let me set the "Can Grow" to true to enable this function.  How do I unlock the "Can Grow" function so I can set it to true?

The only other option I can think of would be to build a virtual cross tab, but in many cases, especially when the number of 'column' values is dynamic, this is not possible.

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