Datasheet

So, you can create any kind of custom report in Access, using any or all of
your database tables and any of the fields from those tables, and you can
group fields and place them in any order you want:
 With the Report Wizard, you can choose from several preset layouts for
your report, and it can all be customized row by row, column by column.
 Quick Format buttons apply preset designs to existing reports.
 If you want to place your personal stamp on every aspect of your report,
you can use Design view to
• Add titles, instructional or descriptive text boxes, and graphics.
• Set up customized headers and footers to include any information
you want to appear on all the report’s pages.
If all this sounds exciting, or at least interesting, then you’re really on the
right track with Access. The need to create custom reports is a major reason
to use Access, and you can find out about all these reporting options in
Chapters 14 through 17. That’s right: four whole chapters on reporting — it
must be a big feature in Access!
Figure 1-5:
You can
avoid
Design
view, but to
really
customize
things, you’ll
need it.
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