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Here is how you insert it:

1. Open Crystal Reports XI

2. Create a blank report or open an existing one.

3. Click the Text object button as noted in the attached picture.

4. Notice how your mouse pointer changes to cross hairs (looks like a large plus sign). Draw your text object into the section where you want it by clicking the left mouse button, holding the button down and dragging the mouse pointer until you achieve the desired size of the text object.

5. Type in the text you want displayed on the report.

6. Press the "F5" key to run your report.

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Instructions

1. Open the Crystal Report.

2. Click on Insert -> Text Object and place the text object in the appropriate section. For many reports, this would be the Page Header section, so that it would appear on all of the pages.

3. Type the text of the watermark.

4. Center and resize the watermark and it's text if desired. Watermarks are usually centered and quite large.

5. Change the color of the watermark if desired (Watermarks are usually lighter than the other text on the report). To do this, right click on the text object and select 'Format Field...'. When the Format Editor opens, go to the Font tab and select the color from the color drop down box. Click the OK button to close the Format Editor.

6. Open the Section Expert by right clicking on the section containing the text object to access it's menu.

7. Once the Section Expert is open, place a check in the 'Underlay Following Sections' check box. This will cause it to appear underneath the other text on the report. Click the OK button to close the Section Expert.

8. You have now created a watermark.

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Crystal Reports is an application that allows you to create interactive reports and export them to different types of data sources. It helps save time when designing reports as well as embeds them in various Java and .net applications. Free Crystal Reports tutorials are available, which will help explain how to create your project using the application.

Instructions

1. Get free Crystal Reports tutorials as part of the support package offered through your software program. For instance, MSDN produces the software Crystal Reports for Visual Studio. On the MSDN, you can find various free Crystal Reports tutorials, including sample code and object model tutorials.

2. Find a Crystal Reports tutorial on coding information websites. Visual Basic Explorer has documentation that includes screenshots that show users the basics of using Crystal Reports for their project reports.

3. Search technical document online libraries to find free Crystal Reports tutorials. TechTutorials has posted a collection of different websites and sources that have free information on how to use Crystal Reports. Click on each link to view different aspects of the program, such as embedding .net applications.

4. View free Crystal Reports video tutorials. Video tutorials can help you visualize the process while having an instructor explain different processes that you can complete while using Crystal Reports. Access multiple Crystal Reports video tutorials for free on the Crystal Reports-Video Tutorials blog. You'll find text tutorials accompanying the video in order to allow you to save or print the different steps that are involved.

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Introduction

For many Crystal Report creators, there has not been a good way to distribute your reports without additional programming. You can programmatically export to PDF then in your program email it or use BusinessObjects Enterprise to set up your report to a distribution list using a particular format. Now there is a free viewer called the Crystal Viewer that you can utilize to allow others without a version of Crystal Reports to view your report. The beauty of this viewer is how you can use many of the natural features inherent in Crystal for other users.


System Requirements

- Crystal Reports XI
- SQL Server 2005


How to distribute Crystal Viewer?

Giving your consumers immediate access to Crystal Reports Viewer XI is fast and easy. You can send the link to download the viewer to your consumer in an email or on the web page displaying the viewer. So let us say you email a sales report every week as an email attachment. In the body of that report place the link to http://www.businessobjects.com/products/reporting/crystalreports/viewer/en/download.asp with some text saying something to the effect of "If you cannot view this report, follow the instructions from this link to download the viewer."

This allows consumers to access the viewer enabling them to explore the report information interactively on their desktops both on and offline.

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