The task-based help assumes that you are familiar with programming in .NET, have a basic knowledge of reports, and know how to use controls in general. By following the steps outlined in the help, you will be able to create projects demonstrating a variety of C1Report features, and get a good sense of what the C1Report component can do.
Note that you should have the following namespace referenced to your project:
Most of this section's topics have pre-built reports that illustrate them. The pre-built reports can be found in the CommonTasks.xml report definition file, which if you have installed the WinForms Edition samples, you can find in the Documents or MyDocuments folder in the ComponentOne Samples\WinForms Edition\C1Report\C1Report\XML\CommonTasks directory.
