printer prints extra page

[Richard]

Hi

Recently some of the reports print with an extra empty first page with an x
at the top left hand corner. It happens on and off. When I preview the
report, there is no extra page.

I am not even sure if its the problem with access, but it seems to happen
only with access. Anyone out there has experience with such issues. Help is
appreciated.

Many thanks in advance
Richard

 

[Norman Yuan]

That is because the report's width is wider than the paper size (minus left
and right margins) used by that printer. Try to reduce the left/right margin
a bit, or reduce the report's width a bit.

 

[Al Campagna]

Richard,
This is typical of a printer driver problem. Search the web for the latest printer
driver for your printer, and install it. You don't say what version of Access you're
using, or your operating system, but A2003 and/or XP require the very latest printer
drivers.

 

[Al Campagna]

Norman,
I think, if the report was too wide one would expect the 2nd/4th/6th.. etc page to be
blank (or the just tail end characters from left over from page 1).
The extraneous "x" printing on the first page, followed by a form feed, is usually
indicative of a printer driver problem. There's something in the printer command string
that the printer can't interpret.

 

[Norman Yuan]

Yes, you are probably right.

Norman,
I think, if the report was too wide one would expect the 2nd/4th/6th..
etc page to be blank (or the just tail end characters from left over from
page 1).
The extraneous "x" printing on the first page, followed by a form feed,
is usually indicative of a printer driver problem. There's something in
the printer command string that the printer can't interpret.
--
hth
Al Campagna
Candia Computer Consulting - Candia NH
http://home.comcast.net/~cccsolutions

 

[Guest]

Hi Al

Many thanks for the tip. I will reinstall the driver of the printer.

richard