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Printing
One of the biggest hurdles that new users (and sometimes even long time users!) have
would be defining whether the field that they're adding is "character", "numeric",
"date", or some other field type. You could have a field that contains nothing but
numbers, yet when you use a numeric expression, it gives you an error. That's where
this guide comes in. When you understand how to identify the type of field you're
printing, and how to combine it with other fields, template creation becomes incredibly
simple. Use this in conjunction with the Label Layout Assistant and the instructions
found in the Page Layout and Page Setup and Creating a Title or Summary Band to
create any type of label or report that you want.
DEFINING THE FIELD TYPE
The first step for any user attempting to create a custom label is to determine the field
types that he or she will be printing. The steps to do this are extremely simple, yet
critical. To do so, you'll want to be looking at your database in the List View, and then
follow the instructions below.
From the Edit menu, select Fields. The Table Designer window appears, as shown
below:
As you may notice, most databases have many fields that list Character in the second
column. Character fields can contain letters, numbers, or symbols. However, you'll also
notice the "account" field listed in the Table Designer is identified as a Numeric field
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