Training Course: Crystal Reports v10 Introduction

Training Course Summary:

This course will enable delegates to:

Navigate the Crystal Report window.
Create, format and save reports.
Sort, group and summarise records.
Use formulae in reports.
Enhance Reports using Watermarks, Bullets and Hyperlinks.
Create and modify Pie Charts in reports.
Distribute Reports to other formats.

Pre-Requisites:

Delegates must have a working knowledge of Windows applications and a basic knowledge of database concepts such as tables, fields and records.

Who Should Attend:

Information professionals or business users who need to become proficient quickly in creating and modifying reports within their organisation using Crystal Reports.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Creating a Basic List Report
Set Default Settings.
Building a Report.
Previewing a Report.
Working with Fields.

Displaying Data in a Report
Finding Data.
Sorting Data.
Filters and Search Criteria.

Grouping and Summarising
Inserting a Group.
Adding Summaries.
Group Options.
Top N Sort Group.

Building Formula
Write a Formula.
Edit a Formula.
Group by Formula.
Multiple Criteria Formula.
Parameter Fields.
Null Fields.

Formatting Reports
Removing White Space.
Header and Footer data.
Borders and Lines.
Background Colour.

Enhancing Reports
Watermarks.
Bulleted Lists.
Conditional Formatting.
Hyperlinks.

Creating and Modifying Pie Charts
Creating a Pie Chart with Drill Down.
Formatting the Chart.

Distributing Data
Export to Excel and Access.
Create a Report Definition.
Create Mailing Labels.