LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION REPORT BUILDER
Launching Report Builder
Connecting to the Database
The Report Wizard
The Style tab
The Data tab
The Fields tab
The Totals tab
The Labels tab
The Groups Tab
The Template tab
Finishing the report
Practice
LESSON 2 – FORMATTING THE REPORT WITH THE LIVE PREVIEWER
New Previewer tools
Model Tools
Special Function Tools
Wizard Tools
Navigation Tools
Formatting Tools
Other Tools
Report Object Tools
Coloring Tools
Formatting Techniques
Coloring Report Items
LESSON 3 – THE LAYOUT MODEL EDITOR
Understanding the Layout Model Editor
Moving The Framework
Anchoring Objects
Additional Default Layout tool
Practice
LESSON 4 – THE DATA MODEL EDITOR
Data Model editor components
Data Model editor tools
Creating and Modifying a Query
Data Links
Formula Columns
Summary Columns
Placeholder Columns
Cross products
Ref Cursor Query
LESSON 5 – THE OBJECT NAVIGATOR
Expanding and Collapsing Objects
Object Navigator Toolbar Tools
Run – Executes the currently selected report.
Tip
Object Navigator Objects
Report Child Objects
Opening objects
Copying objects
LESSON 6 – REPORT LAYOUTS
Tabular style
Group-left style reports
Group-above report
Mailing Label
Form letter style
Matrix Style Reports
Matrix with Group Style Reports
Practice
LESSON 7 – THE CHART WIZARD
Using the Chart Wizard
The Chart Title and Type dialog
The X Axis dialog box
The Y Axis dialog box
The Placement and Congratulations dialog boxes
Practice
LESSON 8 – THE WEB WIZARD
Using the Web Wizard
The Outline dialog
The HTML dialog
The Output Type dialog
Practice
LESSON 9 – PARAMETER FORMS, TEMPLATES, AND REPORT TRIGGERS
Creating a parameter form
Tying the parameter form to report parameters
Templates
Report Triggers
Practice
LESSON 10 – PREFERENCES
GENERAL PREFERENCES
Access Preferences
Wizard Preferences
Runtime Values Preferences
Runtime Settings Preferences
Edit Masks Preference