How to: Create a Label Report Reporting > Examples > Design a Report > How to: Create

a Label Report This tutorial describes the steps to create a label report that contains employee badges. To create a label report do the !ollowing. ". #tart $icroso!t %isual #tudio &'"' or &'"& and create a new application under any o! the supported plat!orms or open an existing one. 2. (dd a new blan) report to it and bind the report to the *Employees* table o! the sample +orthwind database ,nwind.mdb !ile shipped with the -traReports installation.. /. To in0o)e the Report 1i2ard clic) the report3s smart tag and in the in0o)ed actions list clic) Design in Report Wizard... lin).

4. +ext the wi2ard will guide you through the process o! creating a label report. 4or

detailed instructions on the wi2ard3s steps re!er to Label Report. 5. (!ter per!orming the abo0e steps you will see that the report3s Detail band is now di0ided into three di!!erently colored areas. The white area represents the actual a0ailable band area !or controls to be placed within it. The grey area represents the report area which cannot be occupied by controls as it is intended !or the columns in which labels will be

displayed. (nd the blue area represents an indent between both the a0ailable and reser0ed areas.

6. +ow drop the re7uired !ields !rom the 4ield List onto the a0ailable Detail band3s area and ad8ust the layout.

9! re7uired you can apply mail merge to combine se0eral !ields ,e.g. FirstName and LastName. within the same -RLabel. (nd !or the -R:icture;ox control bound to the Photo !ield you can set its -R:icture;ox.#i2ing property to ZoomImage. The label report is now ready. #witch to the :re0iew tab and 0iew the result.