Access 2016 Module 4

Using Reports

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 Module Objectives

• Use the Report Wizard

• Use Report Layout View
• Format a report

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 Use the Report Wizard (Slide 1 of 2)
• A report is the primary object you use to print database content
• Report include various :
-font and color
-Clip art and lines
-Multiple headers and footers
-Calculate subtotals, average and count
• Report Wizard is one way to create a report
• Tool that asks questions to guide development of the report
• Your Responses to report wizard determine the record source, style and layout
• Record source is the table or query that defines the fields and records displayed on the report
• The Report Wizard helps you sort,group,and analyze the records
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 Use the Report Wizard (Slide 2 of 2)

Selecting fields for a report using the Report Wizard

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 Use Report Layout View (Slide 1 of 3)

• Reports have multiple views that you use for various report-building and report-
viewing activities
• Report Layout View applies a grid to the report that helps you resize, move, and
position controls

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 Use Report Layout View (Slide 2 of 3)

Modifying column width in Report Layout View

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 Use Report Layout View (Slide 3 of 3)

Report views

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 Format a Report (Slide 1 of 2)

• Formatting refers to enhancing the appearance of the information

• Formatting includes
• Font style, size and color
• Background color
• Line thickness and color
• Alignment

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 Format a Report (Slide 2 of 2)

Formatting section backgrounds

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