Crystal Reports Introduction Training

This course is designed for professionals who are new to Crystal Reports, as well as those who have used a previous version and want to update their skills.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Navigate the Crystal Reports interface confidently, reducing the learning curve for building and modifying reports going forward
• Design and preview reports before distribution, ensuring formatting and content are correct before a report reaches its audience
• Sort, group, and filter data within a report, and apply subtotals to summarize it, producing structured outputs that are easier to read and act on than raw data exports
• Build formulas within a report to automate calculations, eliminating the need to perform them manually outside the tool
• Prepare reports for printing or electronic distribution in a format appropriate for the intended audience

Getting started in Crystal Reports

Navigating the Crystal Reports interface · Understanding the report design and preview workflow

Structuring report data

Sorting, grouping, and filtering data within a report · Applying subtotals to summarize data

Adding calculations

Building formulas within a report to automate calculations

Finalizing reports

Preparing reports for printing or electronic distribution

No prior experience with Crystal Reports is required. This course is also appropriate for students who have used a previous version of Crystal Reports and want to update their skills.

Report design tools like Crystal Reports tend to have a small number of conceptual sticking points — understanding how grouping and subtotals interact, or why a formula is not calculating as expected — that are disproportionately time-consuming to work through alone. These are also exactly the kinds of questions a live instructor can resolve quickly, by looking directly at the report the student is building.

Students retain access to a recording of the class and post-class instructor support, which is useful when applying these techniques to a real, organization-specific report for the first time after the course.