17 May 2014

Steps to Modify Report

To modify the report that you just created, follow these steps:
  •  Click the Design tab to make the report editable. 
  •  In the Report Data window, right-click on DataSet1 and select Data set Properties. 
  •  In the Data-set Properties window, click the Query Designer button. 
  •  Select a Descending sort type for the List Price column and click OK. 
  •  Click OK. 
  •  Click in the text box at the top of the report, where the report name is displayed. 
  •  Click a second time in the textbox to put it in edit mode and change the value of this control to Products By Color. 
  •  Click on the header for the Product column. 
  •  Place the cursor between the column selectors above the Name and Product Number columns to display a double-headed arrow. Hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor to the right to widen the Name column. 
  •  Place the cursor between the column selectors above the Product Number and ListPrice columns to display a double-headed arrow. Hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor to the right to widen the Product Number column. 
  •  Click on the Preview tab to view the modified report, as shown in Figure 17-5.


Figure 17-5: Modified product report 

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