Article: Reports allow you to quickly display summaries of your data. They are often used for income and shipping reports, and can be tailored to just about any use. Reports draw data from either tables or queries that you have created. Select the type of report you want to create. There are a few different ways you can go about creating a report. Access can create your report for you automatically, or you can create a custom one. Report This will create an auto-report with all of the data from your source. Nothing will be grouped, but for small databases this is probably sufficient for showing what you need. Blank Report This will create an empty report that you can fill with your data as you see fit. You will be able to choose from any available field to create a custom report. Report Wizard The report wizard will guide you through the report creation process, allowing to to choose and group your data, and then format it accordingly. If you've selected to create a blank report, you'll need to select a source for it. First, click the Arrange tab and then select Property Sheet. Alternatively, you can also press Alt + Enter. Click the down arrow next to the Record Source field. A list of your available tables and queries will appear. Select one and it will be assigned to the report. Once you have a source, you can start adding fields from it to your report. Click the Format tab, and then click Add Existing Fields. The Field List will appear in the right frame. Click and drag the fields you want to add into the Design frame. The record will appear in the report. As you add additional fields, they will be lined up automatically with existing fields. You can resize fields by clicking on the edges and dragging the mouse. Delete fields from the report by clicking on the heading and pressing the Delete key. Groups allow you to quickly parse information in a report, as they allow you to organize related information. For example, you may want to group sales by region or by salesperson. Groups allow you to do this. Click the Design tab, click the Group & Sort button. Right-click on any part of the field you want to add to a group. Select Group On from the menu. A header will be created for the group. You can adjust the header to whatever you want to label the group. Once your report is finalized, you can save it and then share it or print it like any document. Use this to share company performance with investors, contact information to employees, and much more.
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Select your table or query. Click the Create tab. Set a source for a blank report. Add fields to your report. Add groups to your report. Save and share your report.