After you select the data for the report, continue with the Create Report wizard to select the page type, layout, and style for your report. For more information on designing a report, click the help button (
) on the top right corner of the wizard to open online help.
Select a predefined page template on the
Page
page of the wizard. To customize page size and orientation, click
Page Setup
and enter specifications. Click
Next
.
The
Layout
page appears.
Select a layout for your report. You can customize the layout in the following ways:
To split a cell, select the cell and click either the
Horizontal Split
and
Vertical Split
.
To merge cells, select two or more adjacent cells while holding down the
Ctrl
key and click
Merge
.
To align the components in each cell, select the cell and click
Align
.
To resize a cell, hold and drag the cell's borders. The width and height of each cell is displayed below.
Select a component to add to each cell.
Component options include table, crosstab, or chart. You can also choose to leave a cell blank.
Click
Next
.
The
Bind Data
page appears.
Specify the data source and fields for the first component in the report.
Click
Next
to specify the data in the next component.
After you specify data for all the components you selected on the
Layout
page, the
Style
page appears.
Select a style template.
Click
Save
.
The
Save As
page appears.
When you save the report, you must save it in the same archive folder that you selected when you created the report. If you select a different archive folder than the one you used to create the report, you receive an internal error when you try to run the report.