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