Summary
In this hour, you have installed Crystal Reports and started exploring the core concepts of creating reports at a very high level. The installation of Crystal Reports is a very straightforward process after you have reviewed the appropriate system requirements and identified which edition of the product you will be using. The introduction to the design environment presented you with several of the more important components of the applicationreport sections, toolbars and menusand should have educated you on how the design environment is structured. Of particular importance, you will need to understand report sections in order to proceed through the book and perform virtually every forthcoming activity. Based on the material covered in this hour, you are now ready to move ahead and begin using the Crystal Reports application.