Operation Manual

Quick Start
Quick start for new users
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54 Crystal Reports User’s Guide
Adding additional fields
Next, you will insert two additional fields in the report. This time, however, you
will use the Ctrl-click combination to add them at the same time.
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To add additional fields
1. Highlight the City field in the Field Explorer dialog box, press the Ctrl key on
your keyboard, and then highlight the Country field. Release the Ctrl key.
If you scroll through the field list, you will notice that both fields remain
selected.
Note: Using the Ctrl-click combination allows you to select a non-
continuous range of fields. The Shift-click combination can be used to
select several fields from the list that are contiguous.
2. Drag the fields to place them.
As the cursor is moved over the report, an object frame appears along
with the Arrow cursor.
3. Place the fields to the right of the Customer Name field.
Both fields appear in the Details section of the report in the same order in
which they are listed in the Field Explorer dialog box.
Selecting fields
When a field is selected, the object frame appears with a handle (box) on its
right, left, top, and bottom edge. These handles indicate that the field is
selected, and therefore active. To do anything with a field (change the font,
move it, and so on), you first have to select it:
• Position the cursor inside the object frame and click once. The handles
appear, indicating the object is selected.
• Move the cursor away from the object frame and click in an empty part of
the window. The handles disappear.
That’s all it takes to select and deselect objects.
Resizing fields
To resize the field, follow these steps:
1. Click the Customer Name field in the Details section to select it.
2. Press the Ctrl key and click the field heading to select both objects.
3. Move the cursor over the resizing handle on the right edge of the fields
until the cursor turns into a Resizing cursor.
4. Resize the fields to the right until they are approximately two inches in length.