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Office XP Access 2002
Office XP Access 2002, 2/e
Timothy O'Leary, Arizona State University

Creating Custom Reports, Mailing Labels, Macros, and Switchboards

Concepts

The following concepts will be introduced in this lab:
  1. Grouping Records: Records in a report can be grouped into categories to allow you to better analyze the data.
  2. Group Calculation: If you group data in your report, you can perform group calculations on values, such as a group total, an average, a minimum value, and a maximum value.
  3. Macro: A macro automates common database tasks, such as opening and printing tables, forms, and reports.
  4. Switchboard: A switchboard is an Access form that contains command buttons for performing a variety of actions in a database, such as viewing forms and reports, running macros, opening other switchboards, and exiting the application.