Microsoft Access 2010- Illustrated
Unit D:Using Reports
Objectives
• Use the Report Wizard• Use Report Layout View• Review report sections• Apply group and sort orders
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Objectives (continued)
• Add subtotals and counts• Resize and align controls• Format a report• Create mailing labels
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Using the Report Wizard
• Report Wizard is one way to create a report
• It is a tool that asks you questions to guide development of the report
• Your responses determine record source, style and layout
• The Wizard helps sort, group and analyze records
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Selecting Fields for a Report Using the Report Wizard Page75 Figure D-1
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Using Report Layout View
• Reports have multiple views that you use for various report-building and report-viewing activities
• Report Layout View applies a grid to the report that helps you resize, move, and position controls
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Modifying Column Width in Report Layout View Page 77 Figure D-3
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Report Views Page 77 Table D-1
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Reviewing Report Sections
• Report sections determine where and how often controls in that section print in the final report
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Reviewing Report Sections Page 78 Table D-2
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Applying Group and Sort Orders
• Grouping means to sort records by a particular field plus provide a header and/or footer section before or after each group of sorted records
• To change sorting or grouping options for a report, you must work in Report Design View
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Group, Sort, and Total Pane Page 81 Figure D-8
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Adding Subtotals and Counts
• Calculations are used to add subtotals and counts to a report
• Expressions are needed to create a calculation
• Functions are built-in Access formulas
• Arguments are information needed by a function
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Resizing and Aligning Controls
• You can resize a control by using the ↔ pointer
• After resizing a control, it may need to be realigned
• Two ways to align controls:
* Within its own border
* With respect to each other
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Precise Resizing and Aligning
• [Ctrl] + arrow key(s) move a control one pixel at a time
• [Shift] + arrow key(s) resize a control one pixel at a time
• Pixel:
* pix = picture
* el = element
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Resizing Controls in Layout View Page 85 Figure D-14
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Selecting More Than One Control at a Time in Report Design View Page 85 Table D-3
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Formatting a Report
• Formatting can make a report look more professional and easier to read
• Formatting includes:
* Font style, size and color
* Background colors
* Line thickness and color
* Alignment
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Useful Formatting Commands Page 87 Table D-4
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Creating Mailing Labels
• Any data in your Access database can be converted into labels using the Label Wizard, a special report wizard that precisely positions and sizes information for hundreds of standard business labels
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Label Wizard Dialog Box Page 89 Figure D-18
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Summary
• Using the Report Wizard• Using Report Layout View• Reviewing report sections• Applying group and sort orders• Adding subtotals and counts• Resizing and aligning controls• Formatting a report• Creating mailing labels
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