Printing a Report with Crystal Reports
The process of printing a report in Crystal Reports will differ depending on the operating system of your computer. If you don't know which OS your machine is using, do the following:
In Windows, press Start. The operating system name is displayed in a vertical banner
on the left side of the Start Menu.
Once you know which operating system you are using, choose the appropriate instructions below.
To print a report in Windows 98 and WinNT:
- From the Crystal Reports screen, click the Export icon.
- From the Page Range screen, set your print options and select a file format.
- Click Open from the File Download dialog.
An Acrobat PDF file is created and displayed on your screen.
- From the Acrobat
Menu select File
Print.
Printing in Windows XP
Important: Before going on to
the steps for Windows XP, click here.
To print a report in Windows XP:
- From the Crystal Reports screen, click the Print icon.
If you are using the Crystal Reports print function for the first time, click Yes when the Install ActiveX Control window appears.
Note: This window will only appear if the required ActiveX control does not already exist on the machine you are using.
- When your Print window appears, set the printing options (Page Range, Number of Copies etc.) and click Print.