Crystal Reports 9.0

Two full days

This two-day class with hands-on instruction will introduce you to the basics of using Crystal Reports' report-writing features. The lesson objectives help students to become comfortable with the course and provide a means to evaluate learning.

Creating a List Report

• Set Default Report Settings
• Build the Report
• Preview the Report
• Add a Report Title
• Align Fields

Displaying Data in a Report

• Find Data
• Sort Data
• Filter Data by Single Criteria

Grouping Report Data

• Insert a Group
• Add Summaries
• Change Group Options
• Add an Additional Group
• Format a Group Header
• Filter by Group
• Create a Top N Sort Group

Building Formulas

• Write a Formula
• Edit a Formula
• Group by Formula
• Delete a Formula
• Build a Filter by Multiple Criteria
• Modify a Filter with Multiple Criteria to Create an OR Condition
• Create a Parameter Field
• Write a Formula that Incorporates Null Fields

Formatting Reports

• Remove White Space
• Insert Page Header/Footer Data
• Add Borders and Lines
• Change the Background Color
• Change the Margins

Enhancing Reports

• Create a Watermark
• Add Bulleted Lists
• Modify Format Based on Data Value
• Conditionally Suppress Data
• Insert Hyperlinks
• Hide Report Objects

Creating and Modifying Pie Charts

• Create a Pie Chart with a Drill-down
• Change the Chart Title
• Format a Chart
• Present a Chart by Group

Distributing Data

• Export to Excel
• Export to an Access Database
• Create a Report Definition
• Create Mailing Labels