CRDI:Crystal Reports Level 1

In this course you will be working with Crystal Reports. To successfully understand the content and complete the activities, you must already be able to:

• Understand and use Windows conventions.
• Understand basic database concepts.

This course is designed for report designers, new to Crystal Reports, who are responsible for creating and distributing reports.

Chapter 1: Getting Started 
• Creating a Report Using the Crystal Report Wizard 
• The Preview Window 
• Saving a Report 
 
Chapter 2: The Design Window 
• Design Window 
• Using Guidelines 
• Move and Modifying Fields 
• Working with Text Objects 
• Formatting Numbers 
• Resizing Sections 
• Special Fields 
• Changing a Groups Options 

Chapter 3: More Formatting and Graphics 
• Insert Non-Numeric Summary 
• Add Cover Page, Text and Logo 
• Inserting a Logo or Graphic 
• Formatting Dates 
• Copying Text 
• Adding and Formatting a Box 
• Using the Section Expert 

Chapter 4: Printing and Exporting 
• Printing a Report 
• Exporting a Report 
• Create Report from Excel Spreadsheet 

Chapter 5: Designing a New Report 
• Starting a Blank Report 
• Manually Inserting Fields and Groups 
• Sorting vs. Grouping 
• Selecting Records 
• Creating Summaries 
• White Spaces Between Rows 

Chapter 6: Summary & Drill-Down Reports 
• Creating a Summary & Drill-Down Report 

Chapter 7:  Independent Activity 
• Working through an Independent Activity 
 
Chapter 8: Formulas and Functions 
• Create a Formula Field 
• Create a Formula Using a Function 
• Using the Truncate Function 
• Adding Highlights 
• Using Alerts 
 
Chapter 9: If-Then-Else Conditions 
• Rules for If-Then-Else Statements 
• Creating Conditional Formulas 
• Nested If-Statements 
• Conditional Formatting of Fields 
 
Chapter 10: Charting 
• Adding a Chart 
• Drilling-Down from a Chart 
• Adding Charts to Groups 
• Drill-Down by Group Tree 
• Placing Chart Alongside Data