Chapter 8. Working with Reports

Chapter at a Glance

Working with Reports

In this chapter, you will learn to:

Create a report manually and by using a wizard.

Modify the design and content of a report.

Add a subreport to a report.

Preview and print a report.

Reports generally represent summaries of larger bodies of information. For example, your database might hold detailed information about thousands of orders. If you want to edit those orders or enter new ones, you can do so directly in the table or through a form. If you want to summarize those orders to illustrate the rate of growth of the company’s sales, you generate a report.

Like a book report or an annual ...

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