Crystal Reports  
   
 
Students will explore the program environment and learn how to open, navigate, create, modify, and save reports. They will learn the fundamentals of formatting report objects, of sorting and selecting records, and creating groups and summaries. They will also learn how to create simple formulas and functions. Finally, students will work with experts and wizards, and learn how to export reports to various file formats.
 

Topics:

    Getting started

      The Crystal Reports environment
      Creating, viewing, and saving reports
      Modifying report layout
      The Help feature

    Formatting
      Absolute formatting
      Introducing conditional formatting


    Sorting and selecting records
      Sorting records
      Selecting records

    Grouping and summarizing
      Groups
      Summaries

    Formulas and functions
      Formulas
      Modifying formulas
      Functions

    Experts and wizards
      The Database Expert
      Report wizards
      Cross-tab reports

    Distributing reports
      Exporting reports
      Delivering reports