Crystal Reports 8.5 Introduction

Course Description
Course Outline

Course Overview

A ‘hands-on’ course which will introduce delegates to the basic features and benefits of Crystal Reports.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge of the product is required. Basic computer skills are assumed, and

Benefits

Students will be able to produce presentation quality, well structured basic reports.

Target student

Anyone needing to produce reports from external data sources, for example Access, SQL, Oracle etc.

What's next

Crystal Reports 8.5 Advanced is the next course in this series.

We offer a range of Crystal Reports training courses

Overview
Examining the Capabilities of Crystal Reports Planning Your Report Database Files and ReportTypes Modifying the Program Default Settings Using Help
Creating Basic Reports
Report Sections Generating a New Report Viewing Your Report Changing the Size and Position of Your Fields Formatting Your Report Adding the Finishing Touches to Your Report Saving Your Report
Sorting and Selecting Data
Using Sort Options Using the Select Expert Using Multiple Criteria in the Selection Formula Changing the Record Selection Formula
Grouping and Summarizing
Understanding Group Components Defining Multiple-level Groups Working with Grouping Options Inserting Subtotals and Grand Totals Working with Summary Fields Calculating the Percentage of the Group to theGrand Total Functions Using Grand Total Summary Function Using the Top N/Sort Group Expert
Using the Report Expert
Creating a New Report Using the Standard ReportExpert Creating a New Report Using the Mail Label ReportExpert Editing Reports Using the Report Expert
Cross-tab Reports
Using Cross-tab Reports Using the Cross-Tab Expert Working with Existing Cross-tabs Understand Cross-tab Layout Features Formatting Options
Linking
Understanding Relational Database Basics Using the Visual Linking Expert Understanding Link Options Understanding Link Options for PC and SQL Databases
Creating Formulas
Understanding Formula Components Using the Formula Editor to Create Formulas Modifying Your Formulas Using String Functions Using Date/Time Functions Using If-Then-Else Statements in Formulas Calculating Your Own Summary Fields
Formatting Sections
Reviewing Sections Resizing Sections in Design View Formatting Sections with the Section Expert Creating Summary and Drill-down Reports
Distributing Data
Exporting a Report to Another File Format Integrating Your Information with Office SuiteSoftware Creating a Report from Excel Data Using Crystal Enterprise for Web Reporting

Publisher:	Business Objects
Version:	8.5
Length:	2 days
Course-ID:	078413

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