Walkthroughs give basic step-by-step instructions for common situations in ActiveReports. This feature makes walkthroughs an excellent way to learn more about the basic features of the product. For most walkthroughs, it is assumed that references to the DataDynamics.ActiveReports and DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Document namespaces have been added to the project.
Basic Walkthroughs
- Address Labels
- Describes how to print labels using columns.
- Calculated Fields
- Describes how to use a field's DataField property to perform calculations in a report.
- Charts
- Describes how to use the Chart control in a report.
- Columnar Reports
- Describes how to format a report to use columns.
- Data Bound Reports
- Describes how to connect a report to a data source using the DataSource icon.
- Deploying ActiveReports with Windows Applications
- Describes how to deploy ActiveReports with Windows Applications.
- Exporting Output
- Describes how to use export filters to make reports available in other formats.
- Green Bar Reports
- Describes how to use background color to create a green bar report.
- Grouping Data
- Describes how to incorporate grouping in a report.
- Master Detail Reports
- Describes how to implement master detail reports.
- Page Numbering
- Describes how to use page numbering in the page footer and in the group header.
- Printing
- Describes how to use different printing functions in a report.
- SpreadBuilder
- Describes how to use the SpreadBuilder to create Excel files.
- Style Sheets
- Describes how to use style sheets in a report.
- Summary Fields
- Describes how to add summary fields to a report to calculate totals, counts, averages and other aggregations.
- Top N Reports
- Describes how to display the top ten customers in a report.