Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies

No. It’s just not natural. Sometimes presentation is almost as important as content. When you create a report, the goal is to provide information for readers in a format they can readily understand.

Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies, the latest version of the most popular report writer in the world, shows you how to create simple or sophisticated reports, turning data into interactive, actionable reports that convey what’s happening in your business. You can progress cover-to-cover or use the index to find out how to:

• Give your reports more pizzazz by using the correct fonts, color, drop shadows, graphic elements, and more
• Integrate elements from multiple, non-database sources
• Group sort, total result sets, cross-tab reports, and add formulas, charts, or maps
• Print reports
• Use customized Business Views gleaned from the same information to provide each reader with information he or she needs to know without spilling all the beans, sales figures, marketing information, or whatever
• Present multi-dimensional data in OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) cubes
• Get ideas from sample reports on the companion Web site

Written by Allen G. Taylor, nationally known lecturer, teacher, and author of over 20 books, including Database Development for Dummies, Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies makes it crystal clear how to:

• Store your information securely in Crystal Repository
• Use Crystal Analysis 10 to display OLAP data so you and your report’s readers can analyze the information in an online environment
• Use Crystal Enterprise to put Crystal Reports online for viewing by hundreds or thousands of people in your organization

Whether you want to dazzle your company’s CEO and shareholders, motivate the sales force, or simply share database information cogently, with Crystal Reports 10 For Dummies you not only make your point, you an impression. When your reports look professional, you look professional.

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Average Customer Review:
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Another super transaction!, 2008-09-02
This book was received in like new condition and within a very timely fashion. Thanks!


3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

good, 2007-09-15
a good book to get your feet wet. my first 'for dummies' book. I felt a tad foolish buying this, having written loads of programs in the last 18 years, but this book was very helpful getting me started on crystal reports.


0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Crystal Reports 10- Yay!, 2007-06-14

This is not an intuitive program for me to use for reports and documents, but the book gave me some good pointers.


1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

The For Dummies Approach applied to Crystal Reports, 2007-03-10
The computer was going to eliminate paperwork. That's why Crystal Reports has sold about 13 million copies. Simply put, Crystal Reports is a database report writer.

Most of the data a business wants to look at is maintained in a database. How to produce a report that is customized for what you (or your boss) want to see can be done by going directly to the database, executing a query and then printing it out in a format that you want to see -- bah humbug. Who wants to go program all that stuff?

Hence Crystal Reports. Here is a program that allows you to basically point and click and produce the report you want. It's rather simple to use for a simple straight forward report. That's why Crystal Reports is included in some 200 software packages.

Now, why buy a book on it, and why this book in particular. First, if you've looked at the documentation provided by Crystal Reports you've probably thrown up your hands in disgust. Second, because you've gotten to this page means you probably searched for something on Crystal Reports and found that you didn't have all that many choices that cover Version 10. Third, this is a 'For Dummies' book. It is written in a style that most of use can read and get some sense out of it.

If you're just getting started, this is a good place. If you're already an expert, this will tell you about what's possible in the newest version.


1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Crystal Reports 10 for Dummies, 2007-02-20
This book is pretty good for a quick tour of the software and it's capabilities.

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