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3.
Click New. The Formula Name dialog box appears. Enter a name
for the formula and click OK. The Formula Workshop appears with the
Formula Editor active.
4.
Enter the formula in the Formula Editor. Enter fields, operators, and
functions by selecting them from their respective lists or by typing them
in. You can check the formula syntax by clicking Check.
5.
When you are finished editing, click Save and close to return to the Field
Explorer dialog box.
6.
Click Insert to Report to place the formula just like you would a
database field. See
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7.
To insert a subreport (a report within a report), click Insert Subreport
on the Insert Tools toolbar and choose an existing report to import as a
subreport or use the Report Creation Wizard to create a new subreport.
See
If you want the records in a subreport to match up with the records in a
primary report, click the Link tab of the Insert Subreport dialog box and
specify the link when the tab appears.
8.
To insert a cross-tab object in a report, click Insert Cross-Tab on
the Insert Tools toolbar and set up the cross-tab in the Cross-Tab Expert
when it appears. See
9.
To create a parameter field (a field that prompts you for a value
whenever you retrieve data for a report), click Field Explorer on the
Standard toolbar, then select Parameter Fields in the Field Explorer dialog
box when it appears. Click New to set up a parameter field. Once created,
you can insert the parameter field in a report like a database field or select
it from the Fields list in the Formula Workshop.
Parameter fields can be used in reports (as title or label prompts), in
selection formulas (as selection criteria prompts), and in formulas (for a
variety of purposes including specifying sort fields). See
10.
To add a chart, click Insert Chart on the Insert Tools toolbar. See
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