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Creating the Speedometer Gauge in QlikView
QlikView, one of the big BI (business intelligence) programs you can get today, has a number of graphical ways to display data, which it calls charts. Among these, one of the coolest (sorry, but it is)...
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Using Multiple Sections in Crystal Reports
When “laying out” data in Crystal Reports, we usually think of written information. Graphics such as charts do enter into reports, but we don’t always use photographs or other non-data images,...
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Creating and Using Parameter Fields in Crystal Reports
When setting up layouts in Crystal Reports, the parameter field can be a tremendously helpful feature. As with a parameter query in Microsoft Access, it gives the report a significant degree of...
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Creating Report Alerts in Crystal Reports
In Crystal Reports, a feature called Report Alerts has become more important the last few years. It has to do with the fact that there are at least occasional exceptions to many kinds of report data....
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Conditionally Formatting Multiple Sections in Crystal Reports
Alright, I admit it—this item on conditionally formatting sections has a little nostalgia for me, but it’s useful nostalgia. If you run a web search for “greenbar paper” you’ll see where this is going....
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Using Specified-Order Grouping in Crystal Reports
As we get into some of the more subtle ways to use grouping in Crystal Reports, we sometimes find that either groups of groups, or arranging them in a hierarchy, can improve the usefulness of the...
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Using Conditional Formatting for Sections in Crystal Reports
When we use conditional formatting, we usually think of it in terms of things like making better sales numbers green and lower numbers red. But we can be more subtle than that in Crystal. A common...
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How to Set Up Better Charts in Crystal Reports
Crystal Reports is capable of inserting charts almost anywhere the user likes. The choice of type is nearly as wide as in Microsoft Excel. The main difference is, the chart has to be inserted before...
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SkillForge SkillSheet Crystal Reports Keyboard Shortcuts Click here to download the PDF version. Menu Bar Shortcut Keys In order to… Press Create New Report Ctrl + N Open Report Ctrl + O Save Report...
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Using Fields in Text Objects in Crystal Reports
Fields, in Crystal Reports, are the way we bring data from a source into a report. Sometimes, we need to combine the data with text even more directly than placing them side by side. The technique we...
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