Apple M9057 User Manual - Page 220

Creating reports, Importing data from other documents, New Report

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8-38 AppleWorks 5 User's Manual Creating reports Using named searches, named sorts, and layouts you have already created, you can make reports that find and reorder records and print the result. For example, you might want to set up a report to print the California addresses from your database on Avery 5164 mailing labels. To create a report, choose New Report from the Report pop-up menu. Type a name for the report Choose report options In the Help index,* see: E reports Selecting a report Once you create a report, you can reuse or change it. To Reuse a named report Change a report Rename a report Delete a report From the Report pop-up menu, choose The report name Edit Report. Select a report from the list and click Modify. Make your changes, and then click OK. Edit Report. Select a report from the list and click Modify. Type a new name, and then click OK. Edit Report. Select a report from the list, click Delete, and then click OK. Importing data from other documents In the Help index,* see: E importing E Insert command When you want to work with information from another database, you can: 1 import a database created in a different application (if AppleWorks supports the format). You open the entire database as an AppleWorks document. * Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from the list and click Go To Topic.

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AppleWorks 5 User’s Manual
Creating reports
Using named searches, named sorts, and layouts you have already created,
you can make reports that find and reorder records and print the result. For
example, you might want to set up a report to print the California addresses
from your database on Avery 5164 mailing labels.
To create a report, choose
New Report
from the Report
pop-up menu.
Once you create a report, you can reuse or change it.
Importing data from other documents
When you want to work with information from another database, you can:
1
import a database created in a different application (if AppleWorks
supports the format). You open the entire database as an AppleWorks
document.
To
From the Report
pop-up menu, choose
Reuse a named report
The report name
Change a report
Edit Report
. Select a report from the list and click
Modify
.
Make your changes, and then click
OK
.
Rename a report
Edit Report
. Select a report from the list and click
Modify
.
Type a new name, and then click
OK
.
Delete a report
Edit Report
. Select a report from the list, click
Delete
, and
then click
OK
.
*
Choose Index from the
or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
Type a name for the report
Choose report options
In the Help index,
*
see:
E
reports
Selecting a report
In the Help index,
*
see:
E
importing
E
Insert command