At the end of Chapter 03, we took a look at connecting a user input form to a…query which then passed data onto a Chart Object.…We can do the same thing with a Report.…I've got a workflow setup here called SalesByDivision;…I am going to start with a SalesByDivision form here.…I'll double-click on it to open it and I'll see that this form is asking me for…a Geographical Division and a Year and I want to compare it to another…Geographical Division and Year.…Let's go ahead and fill in some boxes.…I'll use the drop-down menus and choose I am interested in the New England…Division for 2009 and now I want to compare that data to the Pacific Region for 2009 as well.…
Now I've got two buttons here as well.…I can either Run the Query or I can Preview a Report.…Let's go ahead and press the Preview Report button.…I'll press Preview Report and the report generates, showing me New England for…2009 and here is the states and data and then if I scroll down, at the Pacific…States 2009 with their states and data.…
Author
Adam Wilbert
Released
2/14/2012- Designing for the end user
- Organizing form elements
- Formatting a form
- Adding headers
- Linking to external content
- Entering and selecting data
- Adding charts
- Creating a main menu
- Creating a customer form
- Understanding report structure
- Building reports from wizards and queries
- Printing reports
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome59s
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1. Introduction to Forms
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Introducing forms2m 41s
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Exploring the database1m 49s
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2. Form-Design Basics: Creating a Directory
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Organizing the form elements7m 14s
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Formatting4m 48s
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3. Form and Report Controls
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Introducing form controls3m 48s
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Using lines and rectangles2m 48s
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Adding buttons5m 3s
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Linking to external content4m 15s
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Attaching documents6m 49s
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Attaching images5m 8s
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Adding charts7m 9s
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Linking controls7m 41s
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4. Getting around the Database
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Creating the main menu8m 49s
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Creating a customer form7m 18s
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5. Report Layout
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Grouping and sorting data4m 36s
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Formatting conditionally6m 59s
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Calculating fields4m 35s
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Adding the finishing touches4m 49s
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6. Printing, Tweaking, and Automating
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Printing reports3m 6s
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Tweaking the design7m 10s
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Conclusion
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Next steps58s
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