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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 005 EAN: 9780977391233 ISBN: 097739123X Label: Tolana Publishing Manufacturer: Tolana Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 520 Publication Date: October 20, 2006 Publisher: Tolana Publishing Studio: Tolana Publishing Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: If you have been looking for a beginners book that has a lot of easy to understand, step-by-step instructions and screen shots that show you how to complete and master Crystal Reports XI design techniques correctly, this is the book for you. The No Stress Tech Guide To Crystal Reports XI: For Beginners workbook, is a self-paced visual guide to learning Crystal Reports and is written from the perspective that the reader has not created a report before or has not used Crystal Reports. Crystal Reports is the most popular report writing software on the market. Our workbook is for the beginner and intermediate user. To help you become familiar with the options and features, this workbook contains over 600 illustrations that provide a visual tour of the software. Differences between the Standard and Professional editions are pointed out. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - fair - but better have som advanced tech backgrounddefinately not a basic thing. I still find it easier to do queries in SQL, and then put in excel to prettify. SO the book wasnt that good :) Rating:  - Book Well Worth the PriceI wont bore you by saying 'good for a beginner', you wouldnt be looking at purchasing this book if you already used Crystal Reports. And it wouldnt make sense to buy it just to learn about any upgrades from 8. For me, Dr. Murphy's book was a real surprise. Really reasonably priced yet chock full of the kind of detail I need to learn an application like Crystal. I just completed Business Objects online training for CR XI to the tune of $1500. I have to say in all honesty that Dr. Murphy's ... Read More Rating: - An excellent investmentThis book is particularly good for people who've worked a lot in Microsoft Access and who are just making the move to Crystal Reports because the author is extremely familiar with both applications. I've since added a second Crystal reference to my library, but this book's a great place to start as you're learning Crystal syntax and how Crystal 'thinks'. Rating:  - A little less than adequate and a little more than annoyingWhile admitting that this book does have some utility, I would be quick to add that it seems to have been crafted with little thought for the end user. The primary problem concerns the examples. Im all for learning by doing, but the methods used here create more headaches and hassle than a solid understanding of the program features. Essentially the reader is asked to create two or three files at the beginning of the book. Easy enough. Unfortunately the rest of the book consists of the reader making subtle ... Read More Rating: - proceed carefullyThis is the second book I used as a CR developer, and it got me rolling nicely. It could definitely be laid out better for beginners, so it gets 3 of 5 stars. The information is accurate and extensive. The organization could be greatly improved. It is unclear where the author is explaining and where each exercise begins and ends. The exercises of each chapter are based closely on the exercises of the previous chapter. If you deviate from an exercise to learn more or just to spice ... Read More 
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