Understanding the sections of the Formula Editor

The Formula Editor contains four main windows.

Window	Description of contents
Report Fields	Report fields contain all database fields accessible for your report. They also contain any formulas or groups already created for the report.
Functions	Functions are prebuilt procedures that return values. They perform calculations such as average, sum, count, sin, trim, and uppercase.
Operators	Operators are the "action verbs" you use in formulas. They describe an operation or an action to take place between two or more values. Examples of operators: add, subtract, less than, and greater than.
Formula text window	Area where you create a formula.