Constructing a report is very similar to building a form. In this chapter, you’ll apply many of the techniques that you used when working with client and web forms, and you’ll learn about some of the unique features of reports. After a quick tour of the report design facilities, you’ll build a simple report for the Conrad Systems Contacts client database, and then you’ll use the Report Wizard to create the same report. You’ll see how to use the quick create Report command to create a report with one mouse click. Finally, you’ll learn how to create and modify web reports using Layout view in web databases.
Note
The examples in this chapter are based on the reports, tables, and data in the ContactsDataCopy.accdb and BOSSDataCopy2.accdb sample databases on the companion CD included with this book. You can find similar reports in the Conrad Systems Contacts and Back Office Software System sample client and web applications, but all the reports in those sample files have custom ribbons defined, so you won’t see the four main ribbon tabs when you open those reports. The results you see from the samples in this chapter might not exactly match what you see in this book if you have changed the sample data in the files. Also, all the screen images in this chapter were taken on a Windows 7 system with the Access color scheme set to Silver. Your results might look different if you are using a different operating system or a different theme.
