The distance learning Crystal Reports 8 course is the perfect home study course to ensure that you succeed in this exciting field. Our uniquely flexible Crystal Reports 8 home learning course has no time limits. You can start your home learning course whenever you like and there are no deadlines to meet, so you can adapt your distance education course to meet your needs, all from the comfort of your own home.

Once you have registered on the distance education Crystal Reports 8 course you will be assigned a personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. Your dedicated personal tutor is always on hand to answer any query you may have, no matter how big or small, and you will also have access to a dedicated course advisor who offers guidance and advice.

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Crystal Reports 8 Course

A Distance Learning Course of 1 Lesson

Course Description

This series introduces users to Crystal Reports 8, a popular database reporting program. In this series, you will learn how to create standard and custom reports. You will also learn how to filter, summarize, sort, group, and manipulate data by inserting formulas and functions.

Course Syllabus

GETTING STARTED

Shows users how to create and save a standard report in Crystal Reports 8.

Creating a Standard Report
Preview and Design Modes
Working with Fields
Saving and Closing Reports

DESIGNING A REPORT

Shows users how to create a custom report in Crystal Reports 8 and customize it by inserting special fields and changing object properties.

Inserting Fields
Inserting and Using Special Fields
Using Guidelines
Changing Text Object Properties
Changing Date Object Properties

SELECTING RECORDS

Shows the user how to filter data in Crystal Reports 8 using compound filters, date searches and wildcards.

Setting Up a Selection Formula
Using Compound Filters
Selecting Dates
Using the OR Connector and Wildcards

SORTING AND GROUPING DATA

Shows users how to sort and group data in Crystal Reports 8.

Sorting Data
Grouping Data
Modifying a Group
Managing Groups

CREATING SUMMARY TOTALS, REPORTS AND GRAPHS

Shows users how to summarize data using totals, reports, and graphs in Crystal Reports 8.

Creating Grand Totals
Creating Summary Totals
Creating Summary Reports
Producing Summary Graphs
Editing and Formatting Summary Graphs

FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS

Shows users how to insert and use formulas and functions in Crystal Reports 8.

Inserting Formula Fields
Using Conditional Formatting and Selection Formulas
Using Functions
Using IF Statements
Nested and Conditional IF Statements

PRINTING AND EXPORTING REPORTS

Shows users how to print reports from Crystal Reports 8 and how to export report data to Microsoft Excel and Word formats.

Printing a Report
Exporting to Word
Exporting to Excel
Creating a Report from a Spreadsheet

LINKING TABLES

Shows users how to use Crystal Reports 8 to link data tables together and create mailing labels.

Using Tables
Accessing Data Directly
Using the Visual Linking Expert
Creating Mailing Labels

Qualifications

Printable Transcript

On completion of this course you may print a transcript off as evidence of your progression throughout the course.

Study Options

This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

Fees

Online

£50.00

N/A

Studying Online. If you would like to study online we cannot accept payment for course fees in instalments, instead course fees must be paid in full at the point of enrolment. The reason for this is due to the fact that when you study online you have access to all of your course materials from the outset.

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 40 hrs.

Additional Information

This course is different to other courses hosted on Elearnuk. The course is supplied by Stonebridge Associated Colleges in conjunction with Stonebridge IT School.

Once you have enrolled and paid for your course you will receive an email within 24-72 hours. The email will contain your username and password to login to your course.

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