Using help when creating formulas in Crystal report 2008

By: dotrunghieu on 3:17 PM

There are many function in Crystal report. How to use them correctly is a challenge. Using help and auto complete is 2 tips.

1. Using help

• Enter help by pressing F1 or clicking the ? button on the formula editor.
• Select the index tab.
• Type the keyword functions or operators
• Scroll down the list of functions or operators and chose the function or operator that you want to examine.

2. Using auto complete in formula editor

• When enter a name of function or operator, type the few first letter then press Ctrl + Space . Crystal report will compare the letter you typed with list of keyword. If there is only one match, it auto complete for you. If there are some match, you select the one that you want to use.