Moving objects with Guidelines The previous section discussed how to add objects so that they lined up with existing objects. But it didn’t cover how to move multiple objects so that they stay lined up. This is where Guidelines are used. Guidelines create an anchor for attaching multiple objects. The benefit is that anytime you […]
2.01 Setting the Designer Defaults
Learning the Report Designer Many people like to spend their weekends fiddling around their home doing small projects to keep their place fixed up. But before starting any new project, you have to make sure you are familiar with the tools you are going to use on the project. For example, if you just got […]
2.02 Setting the Layout Options
Setting the Layout Options The Layout tab (see Figure 2-1) specifies the default properties for both the report designer and the report preview. For example, it lets you set how the designer looks, change the preview window, and display field information. The options within the Layout tab are divided into four different categories based upon […]
2.03 Setting the Default Format Options
Setting the Default Format Options After adding fields to a report, you frequently have to format each one to the proper font, alignment, format, etc. If you need to format report objects a particular way for multiple reports, you can set the default properties that are applied to each field. This saves you work because […]
2.04 Setting Report Options
Setting Report Options After setting the options for customizing the report design experience, the next step is customizing the settings for an individual report. There are different options that affect a report’s behavior and how it is printed. These options are based upon how the report is to be used. Page and Printer Options The […]
2.05 Designing Reports
Designing Reports The best way to become familiar with how to design reports is to start with the basics. Once you understand how the designer and the individual report objects work, you’ll be ready to move on to advanced topics of report design (and finally start doing something fun!) The default view of the Design […]
1.15 Two-Pass Report Processing Model
Two-Pass Report Processing Model It’s quite possible that one of the most important parts of learning how to use Crystal Reports is understanding how Crystal Reports reads data and processes formulas while building a report. This is called the two-part report processing model and it is the reason why you can and can’t do certain […]
1.01 Introducing Crystal Reports
Information is power. In today’s world, where we have computers that are as powerful as yesterday’s supercomputers, there is a lot of information at our disposal. Being able to convert all this information into useful data is key for many businesses. There are many products available to make this possible, and Crystal Reports is by […]
1.02 What’s New In Crystal Reports
What’s New in Crystal Reports XI Crystal Reports XI is the eleventh release of this popular reporting tool. The “XI” is the Roman numeral 11 as well as an abbreviation for Xtreme Intelligence (playing on the business intelligence theme). Crystal Reports XI has exciting new functionality that goes far beyond the previous versions of Crystal […]
1.03 Getting to know Crystal Reports
Getting to know Crystal Reports After opening Crystal Reports, you are presented with the Start Page. The start page is brand new for version XI. The goal is to make it easy to either open the most recent reports you have been working on or find out the latest news and updates about Crystal Reports. […]
