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Outlining

Module 10

Folding Reportsand

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Outlining and Folding

• Folding– Allows you to build a summary (folded)

report that displays only high level information

– A folded break masks data and displays only break header and footer information

• Outlining– Views and hides selected levels of

information detail in a report

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Outlining

You can use Outlining to simplify a complex report.

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To Outline

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Click on 2.

Outlining

Buttons to select outline levels are here.

Section breaks and break levels are shown like this.

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Click on 1 to display only Level 1 information.

Level 1 and 2 information is displayed.

Outlining

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Click on an arrow to re-display a section’s detail.

Only Level 1 information is displayed.

Outlining

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OutliningThe section detail is expanded.

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Switching Off Outlining

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Folding a Report

A typical report with a Break.

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Folding a Report

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Folding a Report

You may have to Add a Break

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The report is folded.

Folding a Report

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Folding a ReportA final summary table, produced by deleting the header row and blank rows and Sum column.

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Review• Outlining

– Switching on Outline mode– Selecting levels of detail for display– Switching off Outline mode

• Folding reports