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Chapter 11. Visualizing Your Data with Charts and Maps

Hour 6, “Selecting and Grouping Data,” and Hour 7, “Filtering, Sorting, and Summarizing Data,” introduced the importance of grouping and summarization in report generation. When grouping and summarizing data in a report for business users, it is also often effective to present this information using various visualization techniques. The charting and mapping features in Crystal Reports provide a very effective way to communicate relevant information using powerful visualization techniques.

Charts and maps with Crystal Reports provide an extensive array of data visualization options to report designers. In addition to potentially familiar chart types including bar charts, pie charts, ...