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How to underlay sections in crystal reports
Crystal Reports Tip:
19 May 2011
The art of underlaying sections is a pretty handy one to master. You can take ordinary grouped data and turn it into something very nice looking with very little effort. More...
Joining fields, objects using a text object in crystal reports
Crystal Reports Tip:
10 May 2011
One mistake new report designers make is not utilizing text objects to join fields together. Not doing this may cause your inserted object(s) to truncate. The following steps will help to ensure report data is displayed properly. More...
How to create mailing labels in crystal reports
Crystal Reports Tip:
05 May 2011
Learn how to create mailing labels using the mailing label report wizard in crystal reports. More...
Tips and Tricks section updated
Crystal Reports Tip:
05 May 2011
We have taken the last two months and put a lot of work into our Tips and Tricks section. Our attempt was/is to focus on useful informaiton for the beginner as well as the more advanced user. We do hope you find this information useful.
Prevent Truncated Text-Based Objects
Crystal Reports Tip:
03 May 2011
When a text-based object is placed on a report, it is represented by an object frame. The height of the object is based on the height of the font you are using for your report. However, the width is determined in a different way, depending on the object you are working on. Whether you set the default size or resize the text-based object, problem could arise if the text inside the object prints right to the edge of the object frame. More...
Not all reports are visible from Crystal Reports that are stored within Crystal/Business Objects Enterprise
Crystal Reports Tip:
04 May 2011
The reports are not visible because only the first 100 reports in a CE folder are visible. When listed alphabetically by report name, if the report you are looking for is not within the first 100 reports, it will not be visible through CR. To work around this issue, right-click the Enterprise folder that contains the reports and click 'Next Batch' on the submenu.
The next 100 reports in the folder are now displayed.
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