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- •Welcome to Seagate Crystal Reports
- •Welcome
- •Two kinds of Hands-On tutorials
- •Command, button, key, and control conventions
- •Using Seagate Crystal Reports documentation
- •Seagate Crystal Reports online Help features
- •If you need more help...
- •Installing on a network workstation
- •Upgrading from a previous version
- •Installation Requirements
- •Installing Seagate Crystal Reports
- •Quick Start
- •Subreports expand report usefulness
- •Query Designer adds ad-hoc querying capabilities
- •Parameter fields mean multi-purpose reports
- •Text objects give you text with intelligence
- •Preprinted-form reports easier than ever
- •More powerful formulas extend your capabilities
- •Web solution serves up variety of online reports
- •HTML exporting simplifies Web activities
- •New database support improves data access
- •Running totals made easy
- •Smart Navigation
- •Learning Seagate Crystal Reports
- •User’s Guide
- •Online Help
- •Books Online
- •Sample Reports
- •Glossary
- •Sample Data - CRAZE.MDB
- •Suggested learning paths
- •The application window
- •Menu bar
- •Standard toolbar
- •Supplementary toolbar
- •Format bar
- •Status bar
- •Shortcut menus
- •Cursors
- •Design Tab
- •Preview Tab
- •Other fundamentals
- •HANDS-ON (Report Design Environment)
- •How to add, delete, and move guidelines
- •How to move and position objects using guidelines
- •How to turn the grid on/off
- •How to zoom your report in and out
- •How to undo/redo activities
- •How to drill down on summarized data
- •HANDS-ON (Sections and Areas)
- •How to add, delete, move, and merge sections
- •How to split and resize sections
- •Basic report design
- •How to design a prototype
- •Concepts in reporting
- •Beyond basic reports
- •HANDS-ON (Report Creation and Design)
- •How to select data and begin creating a report
- •How to add and link multiple tables
- •How to insert database fields
- •How to insert special fields
- •How to insert a page n of N field
- •How to insert text objects
- •How to use a database field in a text object
- •How to insert a picture
- •How to select, move, and resize objects
- •How to hide parts of the report
- •HANDS-ON (Finishing Your Report)
- •How to insert page headers and footers
- •How to add a title page to your report
- •How to add summary information to your report
- •Printing considerations
- •Design solutions for printing/distributing
- •Report creation checklist for distributed reports
- •Updating printer drivers
- •Report distribution
- •HANDS-ON (Distributing Your Report)
- •How to export reports
- •How to fax a report
- •How to request reports from a web browser
- •How to specify parameter field values
- •How to log on to a database
- •How to view plain HTML reports
- •Overview
- •Getting started
- •Record Selection
- •Grouping and sorting
- •Completing the report
- •Introduction
- •Working with Arbor Essbase data
- •HANDS-ON (Reporting on OLAP data)
- •How to create a cross-tab with Essbase data
- •Using multiple sections in reports
- •HANDS-ON (Multiple Section Reports)
- •How to work with text objects
- •How to create a form letter using a text object
- •How to eliminate blank lines
- •How to format objects conditionally
- •How to print conditional messages in form letters
- •How to alternate background colors for rows
- •How to add blank lines conditionally
- •Formatting concepts
- •Absolute formatting
- •Types of formatting properties
- •Conditional formatting
- •HANDS-ON (Absolute Formatting)
- •How to add color, shading, and borders
- •How to add/edit lines and boxes
- •How to change margins
- •How to add/delete white space between rows
- •How to set page orientation and paper size
- •HANDS-ON (Conditional Formatting)
- •How to flag values that meet certain conditions
- •Record selection
- •Group selection
- •Record selection formula templates
- •HANDS-ON (Record and Group Selection)
- •How to create a record or group selection formula
- •How to use record/group selection templates
- •How to select the top or bottom N groups
- •Sorting, Grouping, and Totalling Overview
- •Creating custom groups
- •HANDS-ON (Sorting, Grouping, and Totalling)
- •How to do a single field sort
- •How to do a multiple field sort
- •How to group data
- •How to sort records within groups
- •How to summarize grouped data
- •How to subtotal grouped data
- •How to sort based on summarized group values
- •How to create multiple levels of subtotals
- •How to group data in intervals
- •How to calculate a percentage of the grand total
- •How to create group headers
- •What are formulas?
- •Other formula conventions
- •Formula syntax
- •How formulas are evaluated - Order of precedence
- •HANDS-ON (Formulas 101)
- •How to insert a formula in your report
- •How to delete formulas from your report
- •How to copy formulas from online Help
- •How to copy formulas from one report to another
- •How to create if-then-else formulas
- •How to format text with formulas
- •How to use variables in formulas
- •How to declare a variable
- •How to assign a value to a variable
- •How to conditionally assign values to variables
- •How to use an array in a formula
- •How to use a range in a formula
- •How to use semicolons in formulas
- •How to fine tune group selection formulas
- •How to fine tune record selection formulas
- •How to debug a formula
- •Introduction
- •HANDS-ON (Advanced Totalling)
- •How to maintain running totals in a list
- •How to subtotal running totals within groups
- •How to subtotal without grouping
- •How to subtotal true A to B, A to C reports
- •Parameter field objects overview
- •Multiple parameter fields
- •Parameter field considerations
- •HANDS-ON (Parameter Field Objects)
- •How to create a parameter field
- •How to use a parameter field in a formula
- •How to respond to parameter field prompts
- •How to use wildcards with parameter fields
- •How to set a report title using parameter fields
- •How to set sort order using parameter fields
- •Graphing Overview
- •Choosing a graph or chart type
- •Where to place your graph
- •Data you can graph on
- •Before you create your graph
- •HANDS-ON (Graphing)
- •How to graph on a summary or subtotal field
- •How to graph on a details field
- •How to graph on a formula field
- •How to graph on cross-tab summaries
- •How to edit graphs using PGEditor
- •How to use the underlay feature with graphs
- •OLE Objects Overview
- •Inserting OLE objects in your reports
- •Linked vs. Embedded Objects
- •The dynamic OLE menu commands
- •OLE and the Picture command
- •General OLE considerations
- •HANDS-ON (OLE Objects)
- •How OLE objects are represented in your report
- •How to use OLE - General Overview Tutorial
- •How to insert a graphic/picture as an OLE object
- •What are subreports?
- •Unlinked vs. linked subreports
- •How subreport linking works
- •HANDS-ON (Subreports)
- •How to insert a subreport
- •How to preview your subreport
- •How to combine unrelated reports using subreports
- •How to use subreports with unlinkable data
- •Cross-tab overview
- •Cross-tab components
- •HANDS-ON (Cross-Tab Objects)
- •How to create a cross-tab object
- •How to format a cross-tab
- •How to print cross-tabs that span multiple pages
- •The Crystal Query Designer
- •HANDS-ON (Queries)
- •How to create a new query
- •How to add tables to a query
- •How to link tables and specify a join type
- •How to add fields to a query
- •How to identify unique values in a query
- •How to summarize data with aggregate functions
- •How to sort records according to field values
- •How to specify records to be included in a query
- •How to select groups to be included in a query
- •How to create an SQL expression
- •How to create a query from another Crystal Query
- •How to select a query for a report
- •How to use a parameter field in a query
- •Dictionaries Overview
- •HANDS-ON (Dictionaries)
- •How to create a new dictionary
- •How to add a data file
- •How to open an SQL or ODBC data source
- •How to link multiple tables
- •How to select tables and fields for users
- •How to add/create formulas
- •How to move fields/field headings within the list
- •How to update the location of a database table
- •How to add a new field heading
- •How to add Help text
- •How to add a graphic
- •How to create sample data for users to browse
- •How to edit an existing dictionary
- •How to convert a 3.x or 4.x dictionary file
- •How to select a dictionary for a report
- •Databases Overview
- •For additional information
- •HANDS-ON (Working With Databases)
- •How to open Access queries through DAO
- •How to open Access queries through ODBC
- •How to open Access parameter queries
- •How to set up an ODBC data source
- •How to check settings for an ODBC data source
- •How to log on to an ODBC data source
- •How to add an ODBC database table to a report
- •How to log on to MS SQL Server via ODBC
- •How to log off an ODBC data source
- •How to set up an A to B, A to C link
- •How to edit an SQL query
- •How to use an ACT! database
- •How to open the NT Event Log
- •Introduction
- •Four types of data
- •Direct access database files
- •ODBC data sources
- •Crystal Query Designer files
- •Crystal Dictionary files
- •Multi-pass reporting
- •Product support
- •Web support
- •E-mail support
- •Fax support
- •Telephone support
- •Extended technical support policy
- •Product registration
- •Product return policy
- •Product replacement policy
- •Glossary
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Installation and Quick Start |
What you will find in this chapter...
Installation Requirements, Page 14 16-bit version, Page 14 32-bit version, Page 14
Installing Seagate Crystal Reports, Page 15 Windows 3.1 or NT 3.51, Page 15 Windows 95 or NT 4.0, Page 15
Installing on a network workstation, Page 16 Windows 3.1 or NT, Page 16 Windows 95 or NT 4.0, Page 17
Upgrading from a previous version, Page 17 Quick Start, Page 18
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