Chapter 22. Taking Charge of Reports

Chapter 21, “Taking Charge of Forms,” tackled techniques that help you take charge of forms. This chapter does the same with reports.

As of this writing, the paperless office has not yet arrived. Employees and home users are using more paper than ever. As long as paper prevails, reports remain a necessity. With this in mind, you want to be able to get the most out of your reports. This requires moving beyond the basics. Specifically, in this chapter you learn the following:

  • how to programmatically handle grouping and sorting

  • how to use relationships to control whether data is displayed on a report

  • how to remove pesky blank lines on reports

  • how to work with multiple column reports

  • how to print extra copies of ...

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