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* Updated to reflect the latest version of the Crystal Reports reporting tool * Explains how to use Crystal Reports to quickly transform almost any data into interactive content * Features a jump-start chapter on creating a simple report * Covers basic and advanced reporting features, such as retrieving data from databases; sorting, grouping, and totaling result sets; using report templates; making correlations with cross-tab reports; working with formulas; adding geographic detail with maps; publishing reports; and much more * Includes a new section that explains how to use the new time-saving and data-sharing features available when Crystal Reports is integrated with the other components in the product suite: Crystal Enterprise and Crystal Analysis * Companion Web site includes sample reports from the book more...

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Provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of the functionality of SharePoint as well as real-world scenarios. This book offers coverage of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, including terminology and concepts. It presents reviews on lists and libraries; adding, modifying, connecting, importing, and exporting Web Parts; and more. more...

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Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008 Unleashed is an end-to-end, deep dive into the Visual Studio development environment. It’s meant to provide you guidance on how you can squeeze the ultimate productivity out of the many features built into the .NET development tools. Understanding how to use your tools will make you a better developer. This book was written with that premise as its focus.  . The authors have folded in real-world development experience alongside detailed information about the IDE. The result is practical, easy-to-employ information that will make you a more productive and complete developer. This book also helps to ease your transition from other development environments and former versions of Visual Studio.  . Finally, this book provides an entire section dedicated to Visual Studio Team System. It will help you understand how the Team Architect, Team Developer, Team Database Developer, and Team Tester work with the Team Foundation Server to increase team collaboration, visibility, and productivity.  . Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008 Unleashed provides straight, to-the-point answers to common developer questions about the IDE.  . Detailed Information on…: What’s new in Visual Studio 2008; Working with solutions, projects, editors, and designers; Writing ASP.NET applications; Writing and consuming Web Services using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF); Writing Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications; Creating and hosting workflow-based applications using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF); Working with data and databases; Refactoring code; Debugging code; Automating the IDE; Writing macros, add-ins, and wizards; Using team collaboration and the Visual Studio Team System products; Managing source code changes; Tracking projects with Team Foundation Server and work items; Modeling applications; Performing unit, web, and load testing; Working with Team Foundation Build more...

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VSTO for Mere Mortals™ is for VBA developers who are interested in migrating their skills to the next generation of Office development. Readers will benefit from a straightforward, practical introduction to writing managed code applications for Word 2003, Excel 2003, and Outlook 2003. Readers will also learn how to create add-ins for the most popular applications for Office 2003 and the 2007 Microsoft Office system using VSTO 2005 SE. The expert authors provide a wealth of code samples that show off popular features of VSTO, such as smart tags and the actions pane. Sample code also shows you how to customize the new UI features of the 2007 Microsoft Office system, including the ribbon, custom task pane, and Outlook forms region. VBA developers will walk away with: A greater understanding of managed code and the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE): Multiple demonstrations on how to create document-level customizations for Word 2003 and Excel 2003, using view controls, data binding, and the actions pane: A comprehensive overview of add-in development for Outlook 2003: Useful information on securing and deploying solutions created with VSTO and VSTO 2005 SE: A thorough explanation on how to migrate VBA solutions to Visual Basic 2005 and VSTO: Numerous details on customizing the ribbon, custom task pane, and Outlook form regions by developing VSTO 2005 SE add-ins for the 2007 Microsoft Office system more...

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Flash is the most ubiquitous technology today for creating and deploying dynamic content on the Web. From button rollovers to video animations, Flash not only brings pizzazz to the Web but also makes difficult concepts easier to understand through illustrations, diagrams, and so on. Now that Flash CS3 Professional is part of the Adobe family, users new to the software as well as veteran users unfamiliar with added Adobe feature need quick access to key features and fundamental techniques. Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: 100 Essential Techniques provides users with what they need to know to start working in Flash. Each technique is presented in a self-contained unit of one or two pages so users can dive in and start working right away, unencumbered by lengthy descriptions or technical detail. For example, if readers want to know how to use Flash’s new QuickTime export feature, they can turn directly to that page, quickly grasp the technique, as well as pick up a few tips along the way. more...

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