In Feburary 2016 27,
After you choose Crystal Reports from the Start menu, it opens to the Start Page with three drop-down menus across the top: File, View and Help. In the body of the page, it gives you choices to either start a new report or open recent reports. If you choose to start a new report, you have several options. You can either design your own report from scratch using a blank report or you can use one of several wizards. It will be easiest to start with the report wizard.
Designing and Building Your First Report
Before you start up the wizard, think about what information you need and who needs your report. You'll get a much clearer report if you limit it as closely as possible to only the information your audience needs.When you select report wizard, a window opens up that helps you connect to your database. If your database is not listed under existing connections, you'll have to create a new connection to it. You'll need to tell it what kind of database you're connecting to. Your simplest starting point is to select an Access/DAO database. A window will open that asks for the database name. If you don't know the name, click the ellipsis [...] next to 'database name', to browse. The wizard will walk you through selecting your tables and fields. Make your first report without using grouping.When you get to the record selection window, you can narrow down your data, adding fields into the filter fields section, then using the drop-downs below to specify what data you do and don't want.
Your Report's Appearance
When you finish filtering and click Finish, Crystal Reports will select your data and display it to you on the Preview tab. Click the Design tab. You can add headers and footers here, change their appearance and change the size and name of columns. You have three tool bars at the top of your window. In the lowest one down, the leftmost section is the one that lets you insert text objects, images, charts and such. Experiment. If you're familiar with MS Office or its competitors, the choices will be pretty intuitive.
Publishing Your Report
Under the File menu, you can print your report or export it to other applications such as Word and Excel or as a PDF. You can make it editable or read only. You can export your data into a flat file if that's what you need. Using the print option, you can send your report out as a fax. Export options also let you send your report directly to one of several email applications.
In Feburary 2016 27,
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Wednesday, 24 February 2016
How to Select Variable Data Printing (VDP) SoftwareIn Feburary 2016 24,
In Feburary 2016 24,
Survey all corporate stakeholders to determine the types of print jobs that will use variable data software. Some possible uses for variable printing are books, postcards,manuals, invoices, statements, brochures and mailings.
Identify and rank the different end uses of variable printing into broad categories and then rank those categories by anticipated impact on company profitability.
All companies start the selection process wanting their software to do 'everything', but the reality of all software is that strengths and weaknesses vary among products. Knowing if the main use of the product will be transaction-oriented or marketing-oriented helps to focus the evaluation process.
For marketing oriented applications,focus on how well each product handles variable images and design features. For transactional applications, rendering and processing time become more critical due to the large amount of data involved in these applications.The digital products will differ in their abilities according to what their original target market.
Develop a test using your data files and documents. Your digital printing software vendors should be able to take that information and provide anticipated processing time for their software. During these tests you'll get a good feel for speed and reliability. Your programmers will also be providing input about which product will be easiest for them to work with. Remember, your most important internal audience will be your programmers.
Ask for a list of customers of references in your field or a closely related field who will talk about their experience with the vendor's software product. What kind of printing projects have they undertaken? How reliable was their product? Speed and reliability are the two critical success factors for variable print.
The final part of this process is to agree on vendor response time when the software develops a bug. Focus on the definitions of 'critical' and 'non-critical' problems and the service response times.
Create a scorecard to track strengths and weaknesses of each product. If you've done your research well, you should have a clear winner in your variable data printing software search.
In Feburary 2016 24,
Survey all corporate stakeholders to determine the types of print jobs that will use variable data software. Some possible uses for variable printing are books, postcards,manuals, invoices, statements, brochures and mailings.
Identify and rank the different end uses of variable printing into broad categories and then rank those categories by anticipated impact on company profitability.
All companies start the selection process wanting their software to do 'everything', but the reality of all software is that strengths and weaknesses vary among products. Knowing if the main use of the product will be transaction-oriented or marketing-oriented helps to focus the evaluation process.
For marketing oriented applications,focus on how well each product handles variable images and design features. For transactional applications, rendering and processing time become more critical due to the large amount of data involved in these applications.The digital products will differ in their abilities according to what their original target market.
Develop a test using your data files and documents. Your digital printing software vendors should be able to take that information and provide anticipated processing time for their software. During these tests you'll get a good feel for speed and reliability. Your programmers will also be providing input about which product will be easiest for them to work with. Remember, your most important internal audience will be your programmers.
Ask for a list of customers of references in your field or a closely related field who will talk about their experience with the vendor's software product. What kind of printing projects have they undertaken? How reliable was their product? Speed and reliability are the two critical success factors for variable print.
The final part of this process is to agree on vendor response time when the software develops a bug. Focus on the definitions of 'critical' and 'non-critical' problems and the service response times.
Create a scorecard to track strengths and weaknesses of each product. If you've done your research well, you should have a clear winner in your variable data printing software search.
In Feburary 2016 24,
Friday, 19 February 2016
How to Start a Local Poetry ClubIn Feburary 2016 19,
In Feburary 2016 19,
Every poetry club must have members and a meeting place. Talk to your friends, family and classmates. See what kind of interest those around you have in attending a poetry club. From there, branch out into your community for members and a location. Churches, coffee shops, libraries and bookstores are typically open to hosting poetry clubs. Schedule a meeting with the person in charge and express your interest in using her facility for your club. Check to see if there are any fees involved. Some locations allow clubs to meet for free, so survey several spots before choosing the best one for your club.
Poetry Club for Writers
An ideal poetry club for writers should include both published and unpublished poets. Members of a writing-based poetry club usually have the same goal: publication. This type of poetry club helps writers grow through the reading-and-critiquing process. Published poets can be a great asset to help new writers to reach their publishing goals. Published poets have been through the process and understand the details related to publication. They are typically comfortable with their own voice and are able to offer advice to new or unpublished poets. Set aside a specific amount of time to read and critique each other’s writings. Always stress that the club meeting is a judgment-free zone and that each member should be respectful of other members and their writing.
Poetry Club for Readers
Poetry clubs for readers provide a way to share the love of poetry. Poetry-reading groups meet to discuss the poetry they’ve read in the past and to discover new poetry. This type of club works well in a library setting, because books abound. Members often choose different books of poetry to share or a selection of poetry to read before the meetings start and then discuss the works during the meeting time. Poetry clubs can select works from classical poets like Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Walt Whitman or Longfellow or contemporary poets like Carl Sandburg, Maya Angelou or Robert Frost.
Successful Poetry Clubs
Poetry clubs can play an important role in their community. Members can reach out to the community and become involved in promoting literacy. Many poetry clubs host poetry readings during the holidays. For example, a reading of 'The Raven” by Poe presented around Halloween can draw crowds and entice new members. Reading “T’was the Night Before Christmas” -- the classic holiday poem by Clement Clarke Moore -- around Christmastime in conjunction with a writing contest encourages writing and draws publicity for a club.
In Feburary 2016 19,
Every poetry club must have members and a meeting place. Talk to your friends, family and classmates. See what kind of interest those around you have in attending a poetry club. From there, branch out into your community for members and a location. Churches, coffee shops, libraries and bookstores are typically open to hosting poetry clubs. Schedule a meeting with the person in charge and express your interest in using her facility for your club. Check to see if there are any fees involved. Some locations allow clubs to meet for free, so survey several spots before choosing the best one for your club.
Poetry Club for Writers
An ideal poetry club for writers should include both published and unpublished poets. Members of a writing-based poetry club usually have the same goal: publication. This type of poetry club helps writers grow through the reading-and-critiquing process. Published poets can be a great asset to help new writers to reach their publishing goals. Published poets have been through the process and understand the details related to publication. They are typically comfortable with their own voice and are able to offer advice to new or unpublished poets. Set aside a specific amount of time to read and critique each other’s writings. Always stress that the club meeting is a judgment-free zone and that each member should be respectful of other members and their writing.
Poetry Club for Readers
Poetry clubs for readers provide a way to share the love of poetry. Poetry-reading groups meet to discuss the poetry they’ve read in the past and to discover new poetry. This type of club works well in a library setting, because books abound. Members often choose different books of poetry to share or a selection of poetry to read before the meetings start and then discuss the works during the meeting time. Poetry clubs can select works from classical poets like Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Walt Whitman or Longfellow or contemporary poets like Carl Sandburg, Maya Angelou or Robert Frost.
Successful Poetry Clubs
Poetry clubs can play an important role in their community. Members can reach out to the community and become involved in promoting literacy. Many poetry clubs host poetry readings during the holidays. For example, a reading of 'The Raven” by Poe presented around Halloween can draw crowds and entice new members. Reading “T’was the Night Before Christmas” -- the classic holiday poem by Clement Clarke Moore -- around Christmastime in conjunction with a writing contest encourages writing and draws publicity for a club.
In Feburary 2016 19,
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