Reports offer a way to view, format, and summarize the information in your Microsoft Access database.
For example, you can create a simple report of phone numbers for all your contacts, or a summary report on the total sales across different regions and time periods.
Most often reports are designed to be printed as they provide a clear summary of your data.
A printed report is a historical document, as once it is printed the data presented cannot be changed on the report. You would need to print another copy to show any changes made in the database, so always put the date and time in the footer of a report. Access will automatically add the date when you use the Report Wizard, but if you expect the report to be run more than once in a day add the time as well.
Every report is based on a Table or Query.
Microsoft Support (2022) Introduction to reports in Access. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/introduction-to-reports-in-access-e0869f59-7536-4d19-8e05-7158dcd3681c#:~:text=Reports%20offer%20a%20way%20to,different%20regions%20and%20time%20periods.