Working with the Microsoft Access Add-In

When you install Crystal Reports 8.5, the Access Add-In is added automatically. A menu option called Crystal Report Wizard is added to the Add-Ins submenu of the Tools menu in Access.

Note:    Installation of the Access Add-In is not automatic for Office 97. For instructions on how to install the Crystal Report Wizard in Access 97, see the following procedure.

You can use the Crystal Report Wizard to create a report anytime you use Access. The option remains available until you uninstall Crystal Report Wizard in the Add-In Manager dialog box (under the Tools menu in Access).

Note:    The Access Add-In files are placed by default in the \\Program Files\Seagate Software\Report Designer Component directory.

Installing the Crystal Report Wizard in Access 97

For Access 97, the Microsoft Access Add-In needs to be installed through the Access Add-In Manager before you can use it.

Once the Crystal Report Wizard is added to Access, you can select it anytime you use Access.

To install the Crystal Report Wizard
  1. On the Tools menu in Access, point to Add-Ins and then click Add-In Manager.

    The Add-Ins option is available only after a database has been opened in Access.

  2. In the Add-In Manager dialog box, click Add New.
  3. Search for the file Crptaccwz97.mde (for Microsoft Access 97) in the Open dialog box.

    Crptaccwz97.mde is installed in the \Program Files\Seagate Software\Report Designer Component directory by default.

  4. After choosing Crptaccwz97.mde, click Open.

    Crystal Report Wizard is added to the available Add-Ins list in the Add-In Manager dialog box.

  5. Click Close.

After installation, the Access Add-In is available from the Tools menu (the Add-Ins submenu), or from within the database dialog box.

For more details, see Using the Crystal Report Wizard to create a report in Access.



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