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Report wizard vs Report Design View
1) When you open the Report Wizard, the Report Builder also opens. As you make your
selections in the wizard, these appear in layout in the Report Builder. When you have
finished making your selections, you save the report, name it and then close it.
2) When using Design View to create a report, you open the Report Builder to design the
layout of it. (There is only one layout available when the wizard is used.)
Vacations table report
To create a new report.
1) Click the Reports icon in the Database list in the Automobile – LibreOffice Base window
(Figure 211).
2) In the Tasks list, click Use Wizard to Create Report. The Report Wizard and then the
Report Builder opens.
Step 1: Field selection
1) Select Table: Vacations in the Tables or Queries drop down list.
2) Use the > to move these fields from the Available fields list to the Fields in report list: Date,
Motel, Tolls, Miscellaneous, Breakfast, Lunch, Supper, and SnackCost. Click Next.
Figure 260: Adding fields to a report
Step 2: Labeling fields
Change any field labels you wish. We will shorten Miscellaneous to Misc. and make SnackCost
into two words.
Figure 261: Giving aliases to fields
1) Shorten Miscellaneous to Misc.
2) Add a space to separate SnackCost into Snack Cost.
3) Click Next.
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