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Total Combined Length 12.5 Hours
Level Beginner to Advanced
Instructor David Smith
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System Requirements Online Broadband connection • 512MB RAM • Web Browser with Flash Player 9 | DVDWindows 2000/XP/Vista/7 • DVD-ROM drive • Pentium III, 128MB RAM or greater
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Highlights

  • Take full advantage of the data collection, formatting and presentation features of Crystal Reports XI.
  • Understand how Crystal Reports XI connects to one or multiple databases to collect report data by learning which inputs are accepted.
  • Filter, sort, group and summarize data on your reports.
  • Learn how to use formulas to conditionally format a field or create a computed value on a report based on data obtained from other report fields.
  • Create cross-tab and summary reports as well as dynamic reports that use parameter fields to determine the report results.
  • Understand methods for sharing your report data through the Web using Active X and/or Java plug ins.

Course Summary

This Crystal Reports XI Essentials Training Course provides report-writing professionals with in-depth instruction on using Crystal Reports to extract just the data you need from larger databases. The course topics appeal to all Crystal Reports XI users – beginner through advanced.

You will learn everything you need to know to fully utilize the Crystals reports features, both new and old, that make report writing tasks easier than ever. For instance, you’ll learn how to connect to virtually any data source and implement custom coding report functions. You’ll also learn how to design professional-looking, interactive reports using features like the visual report designer and dynamic parameter prompts.

In this course, your instructor, David Smith, will teach the subject-matter utilizing a combination of quick tips and detailed instruction on using Crystal Reports XI. You’ll be able to make it easy for your end users to view and work with their reports by customizing them to match their needs and more.

There are over 150 lessons across 7 levels in this course – all designed to help you increase your productivity and build meaningful reports with Crystal Reports XI.

Instructor

David Smith

Microsoft Certified Trainer

For over twenty years, David Smith has been developing commercial software applications and training others in software development tools and techniques. Over this time he has worked as both a staff developer and as a free-lance contractor for national and international companies. As a consultant, he has worked with clients in almost every major U.S. city, as well as Canada, Europe and Africa. His client list includes major companies such as Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq Computers, and Toys-R-Us. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, he has developed and delivered training for many training organizations, including Microsoft Authorized Training Education Centers and Learning Tree International. Much of this work involved creating distributed desktop applications in languages such as Microsoft Visual C++, Visual Basic, and Java, using development tools, such as Crystal Reports, Microsoft SQL Server, Access, and MySQL. In recent years, Smith has focused on the development of web applications, and has used every major web programming environment (JSP/Java Servlets, Active Server Pages, and PHP). He has been a contributing writer for the Ziff-Davis publication “Exploring Windows NT” and is the author of an upcoming book on the PHP certification program.

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