Using report wizards

Accessing report wizards

Report wizards help you create a report with a specific presentation style.

StepsTo access a report wizard:

  1. Click the New button in the PowerBar and select the Object tab page.

  2. Select the icon for the report presentation style you need and click OK.

What report wizards do

Table 1-6 summarizes what each report wizard creates.

Table 1-6: Report wizards

Wizard

Report characteristics

Composite

Includes other reports

Crosstab

Has summary data in a spreadsheet-like grid

Freeform

Has data columns going down the page and labels next to each column

Graph

Displays data in a graph

Grid

Has data in row and column format with grid lines separating rows and columns

Group

Has data in rows that are divided into groups

Label

Presents data as labels

N-Up

Has two or more rows of data next to each other

OLE 2.0

Is a single OLE object

RichText

Combines input fields that represent database columns with formatted text

Tabular

Has data columns going across the page and headers above each column

TreeView

Has data grouped in rows in a tree view whose nodes can be expanded and collapsed

Report wizards can generate To-Do List entries to guide you through the object development. For information about the To-Do List, see “Using the To-Do List”.

For information about using report wizards, see Chapter 5, “Defining Reports.”