Free Learning ReportBuilder Tutorial
Frostbow Home Inventory 4 and Collection Manager 2 include the ReportBuilder end-user reports editor, produced by the folks at
Digital Metaphors, that you can use to create your own custom reports.
Digital Metaphors provides a free tutorial called Learning ReportBuilder that is a complete learning system designed to
teach you how to build a range of reports. This
system includes a 125-page PDF file, a stand-alone application complete with a database,
and a help file. The PDF file is comprised of
a series of tutorials that steps you through the process of building reports as
simple as a table listing and as complex as crosstabs. The tutorials also introduce
conceptual aspects of report building along the way.
The application is used in conjunction with the tutorials so that the
learning experience is interactive. The help file is accessible from the application,
so all three tools work together to provide a seamless learning environment.
The Learning ReportBuilder PDF is also available as a bound book -
see Digital Metaphors' order page for more information. Learning ReportBuilder installs into
C:\ProgramFiles\LearnReportBuilder. When the
system has successfully installed, a complete set of instructions appears in the form of a
'ReadMe' doc, so the end user knows what to do next.
The documentation requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is also
available for download:
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Design 1
Preview 1
Data 1
About this Book 2
A Quick Test Spin 3
Overview 3
Getting Started 3
Query Wizard 3
Design Workspace 4
Preview 7
Fixes 7
Calisthenics 9
Overview 9
Component Creation 9
Band Adjustment 10
Basic Component Selection 10
Docking Toolbars 11
Sizing and Aligning Components 13
Front-to-Back Order 16
Advanced Component Selection 18
Advanced Sizing 18
Speed Menu 19
Data Tree 22
Summary Tutorial 29
Overview 29
Query Wizard 29
Design Workspace 30
Preview 32
Fixes 32
Cover Page 33
Overview 33
Design Workspace 33
Preview 35
Simple Table Listing 37
Overview 37
Query Wizard 37
Design Workspace 38
Invoice 41
Overview 41
Establish the Basic Design 41
Fit and Finish 47
Mailing Labels 51
Overview 51
The Label Template Wizard 51
Prepare a Template Manually 55
Fish Photo Album 59
Overview 59
Build the Report Layout 59
Fit and Finish 62
Sales Statistics 51
Overview 65
Establish the Basic Layout 65
Modify the Basic Report Layout 67
Fit and Finish 70
Form Letter 73
Overview 73
Build the Report 74
Fish Reference Booklet 79
Overview 79
Build the Report Layout 79
Fit and Finish 85
Crosstab
Overview 91
Extend the Crosstab Design 94
Understanding Crosstab Layouts 96
Appendix A: Toolbars
Overview 99
Nudge Toolbar 100
Size Toolbar 101
Draw Toolbar 102
Align or Space Toolbar 103
Standard Component Palette 104
Data Component Palette 105
Advanced Component Palette 106
Report Tree 107
Data Tree 108
Standard Toolbar 109
Format Toolbar 110
Edit Toolbar 111
Glossary 113
A-Z 113-121
Index 123
A-Z 123-124
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