## I

#### index

An index is a small file that identifies the location of each record in a database. Since a tiny index file can be searched or sorted much quicker than a large database, Seagate Crystal Reports uses index files to speed up the report generation process. In a search, for example, Seagate Crystal Reports searches the index for the correct field location. Once found, the program goes directly to the database field. Such a search does away with the need for searching every field of every record in a database. A database may have several indexes, each based on a specific field (or fields).

#### indexed fields

Fields in the database that are in a specific order to speed up the retrieval of particular records. Instead of searching through all the data in all the records, the program goes first to the index, and finds a pointer that direct it to the specific record it is looking for. Indexed fields are tagged with arrowheads in the Section Expert.

#### in-place editing

The ability to change an OLE object's properties while in Seagate Crystal Reports. The menu items change to provide the editing tools from the server application so that you can make changes easily.

#### in-place ruler

The ruler that appears when you are editing a text object. This ruler enables you to set tabs, and position objects with precision.

#### insertion point

The insertion point is a vertical line that indicates the point at which Seagate Crystal Reports will insert any text that you type in. You set the insertion point by moving the I-beam cursor to the position you want to insert text and click. When typing text for the first time in a Design Tab section, the program sets the insertion point flush left in the section, regardless of where you click the I-beam cursor.

#### integer

An integer is a positive or negative whole number or zero. Integers have no decimal places.

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