FormMaker

Overview

What is a FormMaker?
 What are some features of FormMaker?
 Understanding what a database is
 Understanding what a database filter is

Quick Tour

The FormMaker screen
 The Report Formatter screen - Get acquainted!
 Bands - An overview on how they process database information
 Frames - How they print text and database information on reports
 Dictionaries - Stores database field information and other useful data
Pictures - How to change data appearance on a report page

Tutorials

Tutorial overview
 The FormMaker screen
 Define the report size and title
 Create a simple column style report
 Clean up the report - Change the font style
 Resize the DETAIL band
 Add a header page and column headers to a report
 Sort the report on one database field
 Combine multiple fields into one formatted field
 Some additional cleaning up
 Add additional sorts for the report
 Add a filter to print only desired database entries
 Filters - Take 2!
 Add some graphics to the report
 Create a report footer to show number of records selected
 Forcing a page breaks / printing a large memo field
 Printing group break counters in a Group Footer report band
 Printing group break dollar amounts in a Group Footer report band
 Printing a Grand Total on the last report page