Hi James,

Sorry to hear that you are having such a tough time learning Crystal. My Crystal Reports Encyclopedia book is written using a 'tutorial' format so that it walks you through the different steps of building different types of reports. I did it this way because many people learning best by doing. However, everyone does have different learning styles and I can't say for sure whether this will be best for you. I think it would be best for you to go to a book store and look at the different books out there. I know that the Dummies series also has a book for Crystal Reports and that might work for you as well. There books are very short and only show the highlights, so you won't learn all the features. But being short also gives you the benefit of hitting the major topics quickly and that might be just what you need. Again, its best to get some books in front of you and see what suits you best.

You can find out more about my books at Amazon.com or reading the Crystal Reports eBooks online.