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Create custom reports

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IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
▪ Create reports manually.
▪ Modify report content.
▪ Add subreports.
Reports often include sets of information that are related to the topic of the report, but not
necessarily related to each other. For example, a report might include information about the
production, marketing, and sales activities of a company. Or it might include information
about compensation and the company's pension plan. Each topic is related to a particular
aspect of running the business, but the topics don't all fit nicely into the structure of an in-
dividual Microsoft Access 2013 report.

One solution to this problem is to create separate reports, print them, and store them to-
gether in a binder. Another is to save them in electronic format in a folder or on a network.
An easier and more sophisticated solution is to combine them by using subreports.

In this chapter, you'll build a fairly complex report. You'll start by creating the report shell
(the main report) manually in Design view. Then you'll modify the layout and content of the
shell report. Finally, you'll provide detailed information by embedding a subreport within
the main report.

TIP This chapter builds on the discussion of reports in Chapter 5, “Create simple reports.”

PRACTICE FILES To complete the exercises in this chapter, you need the practice file
contained in the Chapter09 practice file folder. For more information, see “Download
the practice iles” in this topic's Introduction.