CHAPTER 6FUNDAMENTALS OF REPORT FORMATTING

In this chapter

Introduction

Positioning and Sizing Report Objects

Modifying Object Properties for Formatting Purposes

Exploring the Format Editor Dialog Common Options

Combining and Layering Report Objects

Configuring Report Page and Margin Properties

Troubleshooting

Crystal Reports in the Real World—Exporting Options

Crystal Reports in the Real World—Referencing External Resources

INTRODUCTION

To this point, the majority of material you’ve seen in this book has focused on the various functions of the Crystal Reports design application. Equally important, however, is the form (or format) of the report—especially when a report is used as a corporate or industry standard document that projects a company’s ...

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