Cannot create a Report

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I'm still farily new to Access and need help with this simple problem. I
have been unable to create any reports. When I try to create a report with a
report wizard, I get the message "The wizard is unable to create your
report." When I click on Design to create a report in design view, nothing
happens. Why can't I create any reports?
 
Could be several things, Josh, but do you have any printers installed?

Access uses the printer driver to calculate the metrics for the report. You
don't have to have a printer there, but if you have no printer, it cannot
figure out the reports.

If that is not the issue:
- What version of Access?
- Are you logged in as a local computer administrator?
- Are you able to create forms?
- What is your active printer?
 
This question or very similar gets asked here several times per week. The
answer 95% of the time is to make sure that you have a default printer
defined in the Windows Control Panel.
 
I have two printers installed on my computer. I had one of them set as my
default printer, but after reading your reply, I changed the default setting
to the other printer. Now Access will let me create reports. Any idea why I
could not create the reports with the other printer set as my default?
 
That would be a mystery. I expect it might have something to do with the
printer driver. I haven't been able to duplicate the issue and I don't
remember reading a cause.
 
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