Crystal Reports in the Real World—Advanced Charting

Nothing enables users to visualize data better than a chart. With a glance, charts enable users to see relative distribution, peaks, and valleys of values. This section describes how to use charting in creative ways. The following creates a report that charts the sum of sales and distribution of customers by country:

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Open the World Sales Report from C:\Program Files\Crystal Decisions\Crystal Reports 10\Samples\En\Reports\General Business and stretch the chart so it takes the full width of the page. In the left margin, right-click on the text Group Footer 1 and from the menu choose Suppress.
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Right-click on the chart and choose Chart Expert. For Chart Type choose Bar and from the buttons ...

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