Re: Printing a Report paper size problem

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From: SA (~fake.address_at_nspm.com)
Date: 04/09/04 

Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 07:53:25 -0400

Alan:

Another suggestion that I forgot is to use a fixed width or printer font in
your report rather than using a true type font. These fonts are easier to
output for dot matrix printers than true type fonts which are proportionally
sized. 

-- 
Steve Arbaugh
ACG Soft
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/attac-cg
"SA" <~fake.address@nspm.com> wrote in message 
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> Alan:
>
> This is unfortunately a common problem.  While there are steps you can 
> take to minimize this, eliminating it entirely is pretty impossible.  The 
> reason for this is that Access' printing layout dimensions are in twips, 
> whereas your printer normally layouts out things in pixels, and there 
> isn't always alignment between the two.
>
> Here's some things to try:
>
> 1.) Access' report sections can be sized in factors as small as .0007 
> inches or .0018 cm  often moving the sizing of your detail or other 
> section slightly wider or smaller can minimize the impact of the "creep" 
> as things line up better with the pixel output on your printer.
>
> 2.) Although it sounds as if you are using a dot matrix printer, if 
> there's any way to change the dpi for the output, you might try increasing 
> it so as to allow for finer resolution; thereby aligning things better.
>
> HTH
> -- 
> Steve Arbaugh
> ACG Soft
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/attac-cg
>
> "Alan F" <NoAddress@Noreturn.co.uk> wrote in message 
> news:e7nye$MHEHA.3196@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am pulling what little hair I have left out.  Have a report that I am
>> trying to print to a printer with tractor feed paper (A4 fanfold) when
>> printing multiple pages the report seems to creep down the sheet a small
>> amount with each page.   How do I set the report page length I have tried
>> all page setting.  Please help.
>>
>>
>
>

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