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Once it is installed, the Crystal Reports icon will appear on the Visual Studio .NET splash screen, and
from the Add New Item menu, you should see the option to add a new Crystal Report, as shown in
Figure 1-12.
Figure 1-12
With the installation complete, we can jump right into looking at the samples that are installed with the
product and learning about Crystal Reports .NET.
Learning from Sample Applications
Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET ships with a number of sample applications to help you get
started. The majority of sample applications are simple, but each demonstrates some aspect of report
integration, features, or functionality and provides a good learning resource if you are just starting out
with Crystal Reports .NET or are new to this version.
Installing Sample Applications
The Crystal Reports .NET sample applications are installed by default and can be found in the Crystal
Reports directory where you have installed Visual Studio .NET. These samples are in self-extracting
files that you will need to run before you can open the samples within Visual Studio .NET. These
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