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RM 13 - Understanding The Report Wizard

The document discusses various options for customizing reports in Microsoft Access 2010 Report Wizard, including formatting headers and footers, adding text, date and time, page numbers, and logos. Key steps are provided to add these elements by selecting commands on the Design tab. Report Wizard guides users through creating complex reports by allowing them to select fields, organize and sort data, and choose a layout and title.

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RM 13 - Understanding The Report Wizard

The document discusses various options for customizing reports in Microsoft Access 2010 Report Wizard, including formatting headers and footers, adding text, date and time, page numbers, and logos. Key steps are provided to add these elements by selecting commands on the Design tab. Report Wizard guides users through creating complex reports by allowing them to select fields, organize and sort data, and choose a layout and title.

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Lesson 15: Understanding the Report Wizard

Report Wizard in Microsoft Access 2010 offers several advanced options to


creating and modifying reports. It is a tool that guides you through the process of
creating complex reports.

Creating a Report in Report Wizard

1. Select the fields to include in a report.


2. Organize the Report
3. Sort your report data.
4. Select a Layout and Title

Formatting Reports

Modifying Header or Footer

To view and modify the header and footer that appears on every page of a
report, select the View command on the Ribbon and switch to Design View.

The header and footer are located in the white space beneath the Page Header
and Page Footer bars.

Add Text to the Header and Footer:

1. On the Ribbon, select the Design tab in the Report Design Tools group and
locate the Controls group.

2. Select the Label command.

3. Place your cursor in the white space n your header or footer and then click
and drag to create your label. Release the mouse when it is the desired size.

5. Place your cursor in the box, click once then type the desired text.

Add Date and Time to the Header or Footer:

1. On the Ribbon, select the Design tab in the Report Design Tools group and
locate the Header/ Footer group.

2. Select the Date and Time Command.

3. The Date and Time dialog box will appear. Select the desired formatting
options. When you are satisfied with the appearance of date and time, click OK.

Add Page Number:

1. Select the Design tab in the Report Design Tools group and locate the
Header/ Footer group.

2. Select the Page Numbers command.


3. The Page Dialog box will appear. Select the format of the page numbers.

4. Select Page N to display the number of only the current page.

5. Select Page N of N to display the number of the current page and the number
of total pages.

6. Select whether you put the page number in the header or footer.

7. Click the drop-down arrow to select the alignment of the page numbers.

6. When you're satisfied with the setting, click OK.

Adding a Logo:

1. On the Home tab of the Ribbon, click the View command and select Layout
View from the vanishing drop-down list.

2. On the Design tab, locate the Header/Footer group then select the Logo
command.

3. The Insert Picture dialog box will appear. Locate and select desired image file
and click OK to add it to your report.

4. A shrunken version of the image will appear in the header. Click and drag the
image border to resize it.

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