Making the Most of Crystal Reports
Overview
Covers Crystal Reports 2013
Do you find designing and producing reports to be a tedious, time-consuming and troublesome task? Wouldn't it be great if you could simplify the process and streamline your reporting to-dos? From extracting and manipulating data to organizing and presenting the information in a concise manner, strong and accurate reports are essential for driving better business decisions in organizations of all sizes. With the power of Crystal Reports, you can create meaningful reports that look professional, contain up-to-date information and deliver the results you're looking for in a snap.
Financial data, sales data, personnel data, accounting data, payroll data — your organization stores and maintains information in a variety of formats across all departments. The amount of information at your fingertips can be intimidating, particularly if you've been tasked with devising a concise but comprehensive presentation. Additionally, the report you need for your sales meeting might need a whole different look and feel for talking to your financial team. Is there a way to eliminate the hassles when developing visually impactful reports that make sense for your target audience?
Crystal Reports is today's most widely used report writing application — and with good reason.
Crystal Reports can extract data instantly from virtually any source and provides users with the ability to organize and present data in a logical reporting format. Once finalized, reports can easily be distributed via a local area network, the Internet, fax or e-mail and printed as a hard copy. With this powerful program, users can easily enhance reports with charts, maps, graphs and other graphic elements for visual impact. Plus, dynamic, interactive functions allow you to link Crystal Reports with other applications including Microsoft® Word and Excel®. However, if you're not familiar with the functions and features of this powerful software, you could be missing out on all that it can do for you.
Do you ever find yourself wondering …
- How can I access various data sources for reporting purposes?
- What are the best ways to organize and manipulate data with ease?
- How do I leverage professional reporting without spending hours to do so?
- Is there a way to minimize IT time while developing interactive reports?
- How do I use my data effectively for different audiences?
- What are the best options for design enhancements that make my reports more visually appealing?
- Is there a way to embed formulas and calculations directly into my reports?
- Will I ever understand how to utilize the true capabilities of Crystal Reports?
Don't spend another frustrating minute searching for answers to these pressing questions. In just one hour of insightful training, you'll move from using trial and error to access Crystal Reports' features to creating visually appealing reports more accurately and efficiently. We'll provide you with a number of useful tips and tricks for getting more from this software — and strategies for getting more from your data! After the webinar, you'll be wondering why you waited so long to harness the full power of this program and make report creation and distribution a breeze!
Crystal Reports provides you with the ability to create, customize and distribute professional-quality, impactful reports to help empower your end-users to explore your data and make better business decisions. Now, in just one hour, learn how to make the most of this powerful program, quickly configure data from virtually any source and expertly produce critical reports that fulfill the needs of anyone and everyone who sees them.
What You'll Learn
- How can I access various data sources for reporting purposes?
- What are the best ways to organize and manipulate data with ease?
- How do I leverage professional reporting without spending hours to do so?
- Is there a way to minimize IT time while developing interactive reports?
- How do I use my data effectively for different audiences?
- What are the best options for design enhancements that make my reports more visually appealing?
- Is there a way to embed formulas and calculations directly into my reports?
- Will I ever understand how to utilize the true capabilities of Crystal Reports?
- Generating Subtotals and Grand Totals
- Creating Custom Formulas
- Creating Charts from your data
