- Copyright
- About the Author
- Author's Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. Reporting Basics
- 1. Transforming Raw Data into Meaningful Information
- 1.1. Major Features of Crystal Reports 2008
- 1.1.1. Formatting a report
- 1.1.2. Generating barcodes
- 1.1.3. Enhancing a report with formulas and custom functions
- 1.1.4. Getting visual with charts and maps
- 1.1.5. Xcelsius integration
- 1.1.6. Adobe Flash integration
- 1.1.7. Displaying a report
- 1.1.8. Distributing a report
- 1.1.9. Supplying Crystal Reports with data
- 1.2. The Lone Edition of Crystal Reports 2008
- 1.3. Viewing a Report
- 1.1. Major Features of Crystal Reports 2008
- 2. Create a Simple Report Right Now!
- 2.1. First Things First: Finding the Sample Database
- 2.2. Starting Crystal Reports 2008
- 2.3. Creating a Report with the Blank Report Option
- 2.4. Recording helpful information about your report
- 2.5. Printing a Report
- 2.6. Where to Go from Here
- 3. Report Design Guidelines
- 3.1. Defining an Effective Report Design
- 3.2. Defining Your Audience
- 3.3. Defining the Report's Purpose
- 3.4. Choosing Content for Your Report
- 3.5. Choosing the Report Appearance
- 4. Starting Your Report
- 1. Transforming Raw Data into Meaningful Information
- II. Moving Up to Professional-Quality Reports
- 5. Pulling Specific Data from a Database
- 6. Sorting, Grouping, and Totaling Report Data
- 7. Mastering Report Sections
- 7.1. Changing the Size of a Section
- 7.2. Formatting with the Section Formatting Menu
- 7.3. Using Section Expert for Easy Section Formatting
- 7.4. Placing Groups Where You Want Them
- 7.5. Hiding Details with Summary and Drill-Down Reports
- 7.6. Generating Barcodes
- 7.7. Creating Mailing Labels
- 7.8. Saving Money on Postage with a ZIP Sort
- 8. Enhancing Your Report's Appearance
- 8.1. Absolute Formatting
- 8.2. Conditional Formatting Using the Format Editor
- 8.3. Creating Emphasis with Highlighting Expert
- 8.4. Adding Pictures to Your Report
- 8.5. Aligning Preprinted Forms
- 8.6. Adding Text from a File
- 8.7. Formatting Options
- 8.8. Special Fields Contain Report Metadata
- 8.9. Raising a Red Flag with Report Alerts
- 8.10. Using Report Templates to Save Time and Effort
- III. Advanced Report Types and Features
- 9. Displaying Your Top Ten (Or Top N) with Group Sort
- 10. Adding Formulas to Reports
- 11. Creating Reports within a Report
- 12. Combining Report Elements with OLE
- 13. Creating and Updating OLAP Reports
- 14. Using Cross-Tab Reports to Mine Your Data
- 15. Enhancing Reports with Charts
- 15.1. Using Chart Expert
- 15.2. Creating a Chart
- 15.3. Choosing the Best Chart Type for Your Data
- 15.3.1. Side-by-side bar chart
- 15.3.2. Percent bar chart
- 15.3.3. Line chart
- 15.3.4. Area chart
- 15.3.5. Pie chart
- 15.3.6. Doughnut chart
- 15.3.7. 3-D riser chart
- 15.3.8. 3-D surface chart
- 15.3.9. XY scatter chart
- 15.3.10. Radar chart
- 15.3.11. Bubble chart
- 15.3.12. Stock chart
- 15.3.13. Numeric axis chart
- 15.3.14. Gauge chart
- 15.3.15. Gantt chart
- 15.3.16. Funnel chart
- 15.3.17. Histogram
- 15.4. Different Chart Layouts for Different Data Types
- 15.5. Seeing How Chart Placement Affects the Data It Represents
- 15.6. Troubleshooting Chart Problems
- 16. Adding Geographic Detail with Maps
- 17. Interactivity Features
- IV. Crystal Reports in the Enterprise
- 18. Crystal Reports Server
- 19. BusinessObjects Enterprise Repository
- 20. Navigating with Report Parts
- V. Publishing Your Reports
- 21. Sending Your Reports Out into the World
- 21.1. Printing Your Report
- 21.2. Faxing a Report
- 21.3. Exporting a Report
- 21.3.1. Export format types
- 21.3.1.1. Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
- 21.3.1.2. Crystal Reports (RPT)
- 21.3.1.3. HTML 3.2 and HTML 4.0
- 21.3.1.4. Microsoft Excel (97-2003)
- 21.3.1.5. Microsoft Excel (97-2003) Data-only
- 21.3.1.6. Microsoft Word (97-2003)
- 21.3.1.7. Microsoft Word (97-2003) Editable
- 21.3.1.8. ODBC
- 21.3.1.9. Record Style – Columns with Spaces
- 21.3.1.10. Record Style – Columns without Spaces
- 21.3.1.11. Rich Text Format (RTF)
- 21.3.1.12. Separated Values (CSV)
- 21.3.1.13. Tab Separated Text (TTX)
- 21.3.1.14. Text
- 21.3.1.15. XML
- 21.3.2. Export destinations
- 21.3.2.1. Exporting to an application
- 21.3.2.2. Exporting to a disk file
- 21.3.2.3. Exporting to a Microsoft Exchange folder
- 21.3.2.4. Exporting to Lotus Domino
- 21.3.2.5. Exporting to Lotus Domino Mail
- 21.3.2.6. Exporting to MAPI (Microsoft Mail)
- 21.3.2.7. Exporting to HTML
- 21.3.2.8. Exporting to an ODBC data source
- 21.3.2.9. Exporting to an XML file
- 21.3.1. Export format types
- 21.4. Troubleshooting Output Problems
- 22. Displaying Reports Online
- 22.1. Exporting to a Static HTML Page
- 22.2. Adding a Hyperlink to a Report
- 22.3. Distributing Reports via crystalreports.com
- 22.4. Integrating with salesforce.com
- 22.5. Publishing to crystalreports.com with Crystal Reports Desktop Publisher
- 22.6. Interactive Report Viewing with Crystal Reports Viewer
- 22.6.1. Opening a report in Crystal Reports Viewer
- 22.6.2. Navigating a report
- 22.6.3. Printing a report
- 22.6.4. E-mailing reports to your friends and co-workers
- 22.6.5. Sharing reports in a variety of formats
- 22.6.6. Searching a haystack for that elusive needle
- 22.6.7. Accessing reports on crystalreports.com
- 23. SQL Expression Fields
- 21. Sending Your Reports Out into the World
- VI. The Part of Tens
- 24. Ten Things to Do Before You Create a Report
- 24.1. Identify the Users
- 24.2. Interview the Users
- 24.3. Get Agreement on the Report's Appearance
- 24.4. Arbitrate Conflicting Demands
- 24.5. Nail Down the Project Scope
- 24.6. Nail Down the Project Schedule
- 24.7. Verify That the Necessary Data Is in the Database
- 24.8. Determine How the Report Will Be Viewed
- 24.9. Determine the Best Report Type for the Users' Needs
- 24.10. Decide Whether to Include Charts or Maps
- 25. Ten Ways to Give Your Reports More Pizzazz
- 25.1. Use the Correct Fonts
- 25.2. Use Color Tastefully
- 25.3. Enclose Text in Boxes
- 25.4. Emphasize Boxes with Drop Shadows
- 25.5. Produce a Consistent Appearance with Templates
- 25.6. Add an Image
- 25.7. Add a Chart
- 25.8. Add a Map
- 25.9. Combine Two Objects with an Underlay
- 25.10. Separate the Summary from the Details with Drill Down
- 24. Ten Things to Do Before You Create a Report
In this part...
This Part of Tens distills information found in various places throughout the book into lists of ten pithy pointers for creating better reports. I recommend reading Chapter 24 before you start each new report generation project and also reading Chapter 25 when you're wrapping up a project. These guidelines will help you remember something that you could do to improve your report.
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