Crystal reports 9 for dummies - Allen G Taylor

Crystal Reports 9 is the latest in a long and celebrated series ofreport writers for personal computers. It's by far the best-sellingreport writer package in the world. If you want to produce atop-quality report quickly, Crystal Reports is the top choice to dothe job.

And Crystal Reports 9 For Dummies will get you usingCrystal Reports quickly and effectively. It covers all the majorcapabilities of Crystal Reports but doesn't bog you down inintricate detail. It is also valuable to managers who may neverpersonally produce a report, but have oversight of people who do.This guide will tell you what is possible, what you can do easily,and what takes a little more effort to accomplish.

In Crystal Reports 9 For Dummies, you'll discover howto

• Create a report, what a good report should accomplish and whatit should look like.
• Make your reports more focused, more readable, and easy on theeye.
• Nest one report within another, p ull report elements frommultiple non-database sources, and illustrate points with chartsand maps
• Distribute your reports - from printing,exporting them to files, or faxing them to making them available ona local area network, or uploading them to the Web.
• Incorporate Crystal Reports into applications written in acomputer language. Because Crystal Reports is included as anintegral part of Microsoft's .NET application developmentenvironment, you can incorporate the power of Crystal Reports intoapplications you write in Visual Basic, Visual C++, and VisualC#.

With Crystal Reports 9 For Dummies, you can producereports fit for the eyes of the organization's CEO. Each chapterdeals with an individual feature that you may need at one time oranother. In many cases, step-by-step procedures are given forcommonly needed operations. You might find it worthwhile to lay thebook beside your computer and perform the operations as you readabout them. Soon, you'll be producing outstanding reports with aminimum of effort and in the shortest possible time.