Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies
A report is only useful if those who receive it understand what it means. Knowing how to use Crystal Reports gives you the edge in producing reports from your database that really are crystal clear.\ Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies is a quick and easy guide to get you going with the latest version of this bestselling report-writing software. In fact, it’s so popular that previous editions have made it a bestseller too. Crystal Reports 2008 For Dummies gives you just what you should know to...
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Put data on display in the most logical way Just what you need to know to produce the most useful reports Crystal Reports is the most popular report-writing package, and this handy guide makes it easy for you to start using it quickly and effectively. Find out what a report should look like, how to focus it for readability, ways to illustrate data with charts and maps, and how to publish your reports for others. Discover how to: Choose data and format your reports View reports on your LAN Write formulas to retrieve specific information Enhance your report with a chart Create and update OLAP reports
Introduction 7Pt. I Reporting Basics 7Ch. 1 Transforming Raw Data into Meaningful Information 9Ch. 2 Create a Simple Report Right Now! 17Ch. 3 Report Design Guidelines 37Ch. 4 Starting Your Report 43Pt. II Moving Up to Professional-Quality Reports 55Ch. 5 Pulling Specific Data from a Database 57Ch. 6 Sorting, Grouping, and Totaling Report Data 75Ch. 7 Mastering Report Sections 101Ch. 8 Enhancing Your Report's Appearance 123Pt. III Advanced Report Types and Features 147Ch. 9 Displaying Your Top Ten (Or Top N) with Group Sort 149Ch. 10 Adding Formulas to Reports 167Ch. 11 Creating Reports within a Report 191Ch. 12 Combining Report Elements with OLE 207Ch. 13 Creating and Updating OLAP Reports 219Ch. 14 Using Cross-Tab Reports to Mine Your Data 245Ch. 15 Enhancing Reports with Charts 259Ch. 16 Adding Geographic Detail with Maps 283Ch. 17 Interactivity Features 293Pt. IV Crystal Reports in the Enterprise 303Ch. 18 Crystal Reports Server 305Ch. 19 Business Objects Enterprise Repository 311Ch. 20 Navigating with Report Parts 319Pt. V Publishing Your Reports 327Ch. 21 Sending Your Reports Out into the World 329Ch. 22 Displaying Reports Online 343Ch. 23 SQL Expression Fields 363Pt. VI The Part of Tens 369Ch. 24 Ten Things to Do Before You Create a Report 371Ch. 25 Ten Ways to Give Your Reports More Pizzazz 375Index 379
