You can use the steps in this topic to guide you through creating a report from start to finish. You'll use many of the steps to create every report. The others you'll use when you create a particular kind of report — for example, one that requires grouping records by categories or calculating totals. You need to use only the steps that are relevant to the type of report that you're creating. For other tasks related to creating reports, ask the Answer Wizard.
See examples of what reports are and how they work
Create a blank report and select a record source
See examples of the kinds of tools you can work with when designing a report
See how you can use sections on a report
See how you display data, text, and totals in text boxes, labels, and other controls
Display data from the underlying table or query in a text box
Display a title or other informational text in a label
Calculate a total for one record in a text box
Calculate a total for a group of records or all records in a text box
Display the current date in a text box
Display the page number in a text box
Get more information about text boxes, labels, and other controls
Make the text in a label, text box, or other control bold, italic, or underlined
Change the font, font size, and line weight for all text, data, and lines on the report at once
Move a text box or other control and its label