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December 2002
 Welcome to our newsletter! The Repository is a
periodic publication. We have tips and tricks - in the 'I Didn't Know...'
section - as well as news about The Ablaze Group and Crystal
Reports, Seagate Info and Crystal Enterprise. Check out our Promotions
section for current deals on training and consulting. Let us know how we're doing - we look forward to your
feedback.
...you could copy a formula or parameter
from one Crystal Report to
another
Just place the formula or
parameter object on the existing Crystal Report and copy the object using
Ctrl-C. Go to the second
Crystal Report and press Ctrl-V to paste the entire object into the new
report. This is very helpful
for parameter
fields that have many default values.
...how to
quickly document a Crystal Report
Try exporting the report to a Report Definition
format. Using File | Print | Export (version 8.5 or earlier) or File |
Export (version 9), choose Report Definition as the format and Disk as the
destination. The result: a text file documenting different report
sections, formatting formulas and so on.
...the way to relocate the
Crystal Reports toolbars
Just "un-dock"
them! Hold down your mouse button somewhere in the toolbar where there
isn't a button--either between buttons, or on the small vertical bar on the left of the toolbars (the
vertical bar is in version 9 only). Now drag! The toolbar will undock from
its current position. If you drop the toolbar away from any edge of the
Crystal Reports main window, the toolbar will turn into a "floating"
window. If you drag it near any other border of the main Crystal Reports
window it will dock on that side of the window.
...you can create neater
looking Crystal Reports column
headers
When you place a field in
the Details section Crystal Reports automatically puts a column header in
the Page Header section. That column header is a text field with
underlined text. To make that column header look better, perform these
steps:
- Select Format Text, go to the Font tab,
and remove the check next to Underline.
- Go to the Border tab and select Single
next to the Bottom, and use OK to close the dialog box.
- Be sure the column header field is the
same width as the data field below it.
Now you'll have a column header that defines the
width of the column with
an underline that goes the full width of the field.
Tips and
tricks this issue are contributed to The
Repository by George Peck, Jen Boyle, Julia
Hennelly, Brian Norris and Lauren O'Malley.
January 30, 2003 - George
Peck, author of Crystal Reports 9: The Complete Reference to speak
at SoftPro Books. Denver author George Peck will be presenting his
high-energy seminar, "From Header to Footer: Things You Didn't Know About
Crystal Reports" at Denver's SoftPro Books. George's seminar is a great
companion to his latest best-seller, Crystal Reports 9: The Complete
Reference, published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne. Copies of the book will
be available at a discount at the seminar.
- Thursday, January 30, 7
p.m.
- SoftPro
Books
- 6826 S. Yosemite
Street
- Centennial, CO
80112-1407
- Phone: 303 740
7751
- Get directions to the store
and other information about SoftPro books at
- www.SoftPro.com.
Crystal Reports 9:
The Complete Reference Is Ready To Buy!
November 2002 - Crystal Reports 9:The
Complete Reference is in bookstores now and ready to buy! Author
George Peck, President of The Ablaze Group, headed up the group effort to
produce the most comprehensive reference available. Julia Hennelly, Brian
Norris and Lauren O'Malley are contributing writers.
With Crystal Reports 9: The
Complete Reference you will:
- Get in-depth info on new Crystal Reports 9 features,
such as the Repository, Report Templates, the new Formula Workshop, and
Custom Functions.
- Learn how to host your reports on the web with the
new Report Application Server.
- Develop custom Windows and Web applications
with complete coverage of Visual Basic and Visual Studio
.NET.
- Read updated coverage
on the latest version of Crystal Enterprise.
Get
started with sample reports, sample web sites, and sample Visual
Basic code from www.CrystalBook.com, the book's companion
web site.
Learn More
and Buy Online.
Crystal Reports - Header to
Footer session is gaining in popularity.
Autumn 2002 - The Ablaze Group
offers a one day session: Crystal Reports - Header to Footer. This one-day
learning experience explains Crystal Reports in detail literally from
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will have a solid foundation on which to build your Crystal Reports
skills. You'll realize your full reporting power after attending the
Header to Footer session. Call us
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Crystal Reports - Header to
Footer This seminar has been presented
at CDUGNA 2002 in
Orlando this past April and at client sites. There are two ways to get
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- Onsite - we come to you, use
your data and your environment.
- Web-based - register for one
module or for all of them! Learn where you want, when you want - it's
that easy. Available in Q1 2003.
Crystal Reports 9 New
Features
Learn about
Crystal Reports 9 new features in a one day seminar. Version 9 has major
changes. Learn about them quickly, ask questions, see how they work and at
the end of the day you'll know how to get the most out of Crystal Reports
9 new features. Book our new features session before March 31, 2003 and
enjoy a 15% discount. Another option: book 4 days of training and/or
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contact us for details.
Crystal Reports: The
Complete Reference - FREE
When you schedule Ablaze Group onsite training or
consulting we'll send you one copy of Crystal Reports: The Complete
Reference.
Call us for details 800 773 3472 or email info@ablazegroup.com.
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