15. Building Powerful Reports

In This Chapter

• What sections make up a report, and why is each one important?

• What control properties are available on a report, and when should you use them?

• How do you build reports based on data from multiple tables?

• What are subreports, and what do you need to know about them?

Reports enable you to preview and print the information stored in your database. In Chapter 7, “Using Reports to Print Information,” you learned the basics to work with reports. Here you take your knowledge to the next level. You begin by discussing report bands and how to use them. You then explore report controls and how you can control their behavior by using control properties. You also learn how to create one-to-many reports ...

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