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Previewing crosstabs
344 DataWindow .NET
Previewing crosstabs
When you have defined the crosstab, you can see it with data in the Preview
view.
❖ To preview the crosstab:
1 Select View>Preview from the menu bar to display the Preview view.
2 Click on the Preview view to be sure it is current.
3 Select Rows>Retrieve from the menu bar.
DataWindow Designer retrieves the rows and performs the cross
tabulation on the data.
Retrieve on Preview makes retrieval happen automatically
If the crosstab definition specifies Retrieve on Preview, retrieval happens
automatically when the Preview view first displays.
4 Continue enhancing your DataWindow object and retrieve again when
necessary to see the results of your enhancements.
Enhancing crosstabs
When you have provided the data definitions, the crosstab is functional, but
you can enhance it before using it. Because a crosstab is a grid DataWindow
object, you can enhance a crosstab using the same techniques you use in other
DataWindow objects. For example, you can:
• Sort or filter rows
• Change the column headers
• Specify fonts, colors, mouse pointers, and borders
• Specify column display formats
For more on these and the other standard enhancements you can make to
DataWindow objects, see Chapter 5, “Enhancing DataWindow Objects.”