Crystal Reports 8.5: Introductory Report Design Part 1

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Summary: Crystal Reports 8.5: Introductory Report Design Part 1
Review: Course Overview
This is the first course in a two part series that introduces the student to the purpose and features of Crystal Reports. It teaches the basics of designing reports, record selection, record grouping and sorting, formatting reports, and distributing reports. Students will learn to create and distribute a simple report.

Learn To

Identify the fundamentals for using Crystal Reports.
Create reports, manipulate objects in a report and design reports for a business scenario.
Identify how to select, sort and group records.
Identify details summarizing and totaling of records.
Identify how to format and distribute reports in different formats.

Audience
The audience for this course includes End Users, and Database Administrators. Students should have prerequisite knowledge of database concepts, including tables, fields, and records.

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: Crystal Reports: Fundamentals 2 - 3 hours

Match the features of Crystal Reports with the situations in which the features can be used.
Create a blank report by using the menu bar.
Match the types of reports with the situations in which the reports can be used.
Create reports by using Report Expert.
Insert a field in a report by using the Field Explorer dialog box.
Format an object in a specific way by using the menu bar.
Combine fields in a text object by using the Field Explorer dialog box.
Import text from a file into a text object by using the shortcut menu.

Unit 2: Records: Manipulation 2 - 3 hours

Create a record selection by using the menu bar.
Modify a record selection formula by using the menu bar.
Sort records in a report by using the menu bar.
Group records in a report by using the menu bar.
Modify a record group by using the menu bar.
Summarize a record group by using the menu bar.
Insert a running total field in a report by using the menu bar.

Unit 3: Reports: Presentation and Distribution 2 hours

Format a record field by using the menu bar.
Format a paragraph in a report by using the menu bar.
Insert special fields in a report by using the menu bar.
Insert a box in a report by using the menu bar.
Insert a picture in a report by using the menu bar.
Export a report to an application by using the menu bar.
Export a report to an ODBC data source by using the Export dialog box.
Send a report to an e-mail recipient by using the Export dialog box.