Special Edition Using Access 97, Second Edition

Working from a Blank Report

Usually, the fastest way to set up a report is to use the Report Wizard to create a basic report and then modify the basic report as described in Chapter 14, "Printing Basic Reports and Mailing Labels," and previous sections of this chapter. If you are creating a simple report, however, it could take you longer to modify a standard report style created by the Report Wizard than it would take to create a report by using the default blank report that Access provides.

The Basis for a Subreport

To create a report to use as the Monthly Sales by Category subreport (rptMonthlyCategorySales) in the following section of this chapter,"Adding and Deleting Sections of Your Report," follow these steps:

◂◂SeeCreating a Monthly Product ...