User`s guide

Use this option to open the Set Prompt Order dialog box, in which you can change the prompt order
of your parameter fields.
• Show Field Type
Use this option to see the field type (string, number, and so on) when you're looking at a list of
database fields. The length of string fields is included in brackets at the end of their names.
• Sort Fields Alphabetically
Use this option to display table fields in alphabetical order (instead of the order they appear in the
table).
• Sort Tables Alphabetically
Use this option to display database tables in alphabetical order (instead of the order they appear in
the database).
• Refresh
Use this option to refresh the list of available fields in the Field Explorer.
4.2.2.3 Group Name Fields
You can insert an existing Group Name field shown in the Field Explorer by right-clicking it and selecting
Insert to Report. Unlike a formula field, parameter field or running total field, however, you cannot create
a Group Name field through the Field Explorer. (A Group Name field is created when you insert a group.)
4.3 About the report design environment
4.3.1 Design tab
When working with Crystal Reports, you will probably use the Design tab more than any other part of
the program.
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