Gustav Brock
Gustav at cactus.dk
Mon Jan 19 08:53:28 CST 2009
Hi Steve In my experience, if a report is larger than the physical paper size available at the printer, the report will print "spread out" over enough physical sheets to print the full report in size 1:1. Access will pop a message warning about this. Except, of course, if the printer driver can have a mark set to "Resize to actual paper size" or the like. /gustav >>> erbachs at gmail.com 19-01-2009 15:41 >>> Stuart, Thanks for your reply. This is very interesting as I'm sure that if you use the AutoReport: Columnar option when building a New Report, you'll get every column in the selected table stretched across multiple page widths...that is, one can paste them together. Of course, the default page size of 8.5" x 11" is used for the report design. Hmmm...the only place I can test whether a report designed for 11" x 17" will print out multiple page-widths on a printer that can handle only 8.5" x 11" paper is at work. Maybe I'll try something after hours... Steve Erbach Neenah, WI On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote: > In my experience, you lose everything that lies outside the printable area unless you > configure either reconfigure the report paper size or tell your your printer driver to scale the > output to the available paper. (assuming that is an option with the specific printer) > > -- > Stuart > > On 18 Jan 2009 at 20:18, Steve Erbach wrote: > >> Dear Group, >> >> I'm upgrading an existing Access app I wrote for a client. He'd like >> the reports to be designed for B-sized paper, 11"x17". I can do that, >> but he asked what would happen if somebody wanted to print a report >> designed for that size paper but he only had a printer capable of >> handling 8-1/2"x11". Would Access "tile" the report so that it could >> be pieced together with tape? >> >> I told him probably not, but that I'd ask you guys. Any thoughts? >> >> Regards, >> >> Steve Erbach