Text Boxes - What you see is NOT what you get

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Hiawatha - 31 Aug 2007 13:40 GMT

I have designed a form with a text box. Switchng back to print preview, the
text is dispayed correctly in the text box. However, when you actually print
the form, the text is still in the correct position, but the text box is
undersized and printed well away from where it is supposed to be. Anyone
have a cause and solution to this problem?

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'69 Camaro - 31 Aug 2007 13:47 GMT

Hi, Gary.

> However, when you actually print
> the form

Forms aren't designed for printing. Reports are. Convert the form to a
report, then print the report.

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Hiawatha - 31 Aug 2007 14:24 GMT

Sorry, this was actually a report, not a form. Hope you have an answer for
this. Thanks!

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Hiawatha - 31 Aug 2007 14:24 GMT

Sorry, I mistakenly referred to it as a form. It is a REPORT I am having
trouble with.

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> I have designed a form with a text box. Switchng back to print preview, the
> text is dispayed correctly in the text box. However, when you actually print
> the form, the text is still in the correct position, but the text box is
> undersized and printed well away from where it is supposed to be. Anyone
> have a cause and solution to this problem?

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Rick Brandt - 31 Aug 2007 14:40 GMT

>> I have designed a form with a text box. Switchng back to print preview, the
>> text is dispayed correctly in the text box. However, when you actually print
>> the form, the text is still in the correct position, but the text box is
>> undersized and printed well away from where it is supposed to be. Anyone
>> have a cause and solution to this problem?

My guess is that you don't see your TextBox at all on the printout. They are
normally not visible when printed (just their contents) unless you have
specifically made the background or borders an obvious color.

The thing you see that is "undersized and printed well away from where it is
supposed to be" is more then likely a completely different object on your
report. To test just change something about your TextBox's appearance and see
if the printed "mystery object" also changes.

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Bob Quintal - 31 Aug 2007 22:02 GMT

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> I have designed a form with a text box. Switchng back to print
> preview, the text is dispayed correctly in the text box. However,
> when you actually print the form, the text is still in the correct
> position, but the text box is undersized and printed well away
> from where it is supposed to be. Anyone have a cause and solution
> to this problem?

Bad printer driver.

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