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2.3.1 Before you begin
This tutorial assumes you are familiar with Microsoft Windows and uses conventional terms and
procedures common to the Windows environment. If you are not familiar with Windows, please refer
to the documentation that came with Microsoft Windows for further explanation.
The default font for all report sections in the program is set to Arial, 10 point. If you have changed the
default font, or if your printer does not support this font, the field size, field spacing, and screen shots
will look different than those included in this tutorial.
This tutorial has been designed using Microsoft Windows 2000. Screen shots may vary slightly if you
are using a different platform.
If you are not familiar with the Crystal Reports environment, review Formatting, which describes working
with the grid, using guidelines, and formatting activities.
2.3.2 Creating the report
1.
Click the Start Page tab if the Start Page is not already visible in Crystal Reports.
The New Reports area of the Start Page contains a number of wizards to guide you through the
creation of specific types of reports. Since you will be learning reporting concepts here, you can skip
the wizards and build your report from scratch. After you have completed this tutorial, you may want
to build some reports using the wizards to decide which method of report construction you are most
comfortable with.
2.
In the New Reports area, click Blank Report.
The Database Expert dialog box appears.
Note:
You can create reports based on database files, SQL/ODBC data sources, Business Views, and a
variety of other data sources.
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