Accessing report wizards
Report wizards help you create a report with a specific presentation style.
To access a report wizard:
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Click the New button in the PowerBar and select the Object tab page.
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Select the icon for the report presentation style you need and click OK.
What report wizards do
The following table summarizes what each report wizard creates.
|
Wizard |
Report characteristics |
|---|---|
|
Composite |
Includes other reports |
|
Crosstab |
Has summary data in a spreadsheet-like grid |
|
Freeform |
Has data columns going down the page and labels next to each column |
|
Graph |
Displays data in a graph |
|
Grid |
Has data in row and column format with grid lines separating rows and columns |
|
Group |
Has data in rows that are divided into groups |
|
Label |
Presents data as labels |
|
N-Up |
Has two or more rows of data next to each other |
|
OLE 2.0 |
Is a single OLE object |
|
RichText |
Combines input fields that represent database columns with formatted text |
|
Tabular |
Has data columns going across the page and headers above each column |
Report wizards can generate To-Do List entries to guide you through the object development. For information about the To-Do List, see Using the To-Do List.
For information about using report wizards, see Defining Reports
