Chapter 5: Presenting Data in a Report
In This Chapter
Creating a new report
Opening a report
Changing the look of a report
The prettiest way to present data in a database table or query is to present it in a report. Even people who are allergic to databases can put up with database material in a report. Reports are easy to read and understand. They succinctly present the data so that you and others can interpret it. This brief chapter explains how to create reports, open them, and edit them.
Creating a Report
Access comes with all kinds of complicated tools for fashioning your own report — for laying out the pages in different ways and making data fields show up in different parts of the page. If ever a task called for relying on a wizard, creating a report is it. You can save yourself a lot of trouble, and fashion sophisticated-looking reports as well, by dispensing with the fancy report-making tools and letting the wizard do the job.
What’s more, the easiest and best way to make a report is to base your report on a query. As part of fashioning a report with a wizard, you can ...
