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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