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Day 19: Access Chapter 4. Tazin Afrin Tazin.Afrin@mail.wvu.edu October 24, 2013. objectives. Reports Creating report Modify report Use report wizard Report sections Report views. report.
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Day 19:Access Chapter 4 Tazin AfrinTazin.Afrin@mail.wvu.edu October 24, 2013
objectives • Reports • Creating report • Modify report • Use report wizard • Report sections • Report views
report • A report is a printed document that displays information from a database in a format that provides meaningful information to its readers. • Most of the printed documents generated by Access will come from reports. • Report tool is used to instantly create a tabular report based on the table or query currently selected.
Create report • Creates a simple report for the currently selected table or query • Create -> Report -> Report Design -> Blank Report • Report Design and Blank Report both create empty reports so you can build your report from scratch • Report Design opens the empty report in Design View • Blank Report opens the empty report in Layout View
Report wizard • The Report Wizard asks you questions and then uses your answers to generate a report. • Allows you to easily create reports that use data from multiple tables or queries • Like the forms, data can be grouped on the reports based on established relationships
Report wizard • Steps of creating report – • Add grouping • Add sorting and summary option • Choose the layout for the report • Save and name the report
Label Wizard • Create->Reports->Labels • Allows you to create mailing labels, name tags, or any other specialized labels based on the data in your database
Modify report • Add a field • Delete a field • Layout control • Adjust column width • Add theme • Sort records
Report sections • Reports have multiple sets of headers and footers… one for the entire report, one for each page • Additionally there is a header and a footer for each grouping • Report Header and Footer section • Page Header and Footer section • Group Header and Footer section • Detail section
Report views • Layout view • alter the report design while still viewing the data. • add or delete fields in the report • modify field properties • change the column widths • add grouping and sorting levels to a report • filter data • Print preview • Print Preview enables you to see exactly what the report will look like when it is printed.
Report views • Design view • Design view displays the report’s design without displaying the data. • Shows report sections • Report view • Report view enables you to see what the printed report will look like in a continuous page layout.
Control types • Bound control • Unbound control • Calculated control
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