Starting with a Blank Report Type
Introduction
Previous examples showed how to create a banded report using the List and Mailing Labels report types. The other report types available in the Banded Report Wizard include List, Tabular, Form Style, and Mailing Labels. If none of these report types suits your needs, you can create a custom report using the Blank report type.
Create a New Report
Select the Blank report type. The Banded Report Editor appears as follows:
None of the bands or database fields are shown as is done with the other Report Types. With the Blank Report Type you must create bands and band contents manually.
Adding Bands
To add bands, click the appropriate band icon then click anywhere within the Editor and the band will be created. Do this repeatedly for each band that you need to create.
The following are the icons for creating new bands. They are located on the Band Report Editor toolbar.
Icon | Description |
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Create a new band | |
Create a new child band | |
Create a new sub detail band | |
Create a new band group |
Adding Fields and Objects
To add a field or object, click the corresponding icon for the object (see the table below) then click in the band where you want the object to reside.
The icons below are located in the Band Report Editor toolbar.
Icon | Description |
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Add text field. | |
Add a memo. | |
Add an image. | |
Add a primary shape. | |
Add a system data field. | |
Add an expression field. Also commonly referred to as the icon. | |
Add rich text field. | |
Add a chart, | |
Add a line grid. | |
Add a database field. | |
Add an image from the database. |