creating report to print 4-up index cards on Avery 3381

[Pat]

I want to print records from a table onto 5.5" x 4.25" cards. I have Avery
product 3381 which is an 8.5" x 11" sheet prescored once down the middle &
once across the middle to give the 4.25" x 5.5" card, 4 per page, with no
waste, border, margins. I have about 7 hours into this phase of my project &
the best I can do is to print onto 2 cards, 2 across, with the page in
landscape orientation. I cannot configure my design to print the 2nd row. No
part of report3 3 & 4 will print on page 1.
I have spent most of my time doing endless combinations of variables on the
Page Setup box in Design View.
My report in design view is 1-up. It is less than the size of the card. I
believe I have accounted for spacing between cards; I have tried spacing
variations from 0 to .5". I have tried with the grid backgroud at 11" x 8.5
and at 5.5" x 4.25.
Is it possible to make this report work all within Access? Or do I need to
export to Word? Are there too many variables to find my error in this
Discussion Group format?

 

[Duane Hookom]

Most printers don't allow you to print clear to edge of the paper. You
probably will need to subtract from your 4.25 x 5.5 size and then set some
space between and use the left over space for you margins.

 

[Joe/Joey da New York]

I want to print records from a table onto 5.5" x 4.25" cards. I have Avery
product 3381 which is an 8.5" x 11" sheet prescored once down the middle &
once across the middle to give the 4.25" x 5.5" card, 4 per page, with no
waste, border, margins. I have about 7 hours into this phase of my project &
the best I can do is to print onto 2 cards, 2 across, with the page in
landscape orientation. I cannot configure my design to print the 2nd row. No
part of report3 3 & 4 will print on page 1.
I have spent most of my time doing endless combinations of variables on the
Page Setup box in Design View.
My report in design view is 1-up. It is less than the size of the card. I
believe I have accounted for spacing between cards; I have tried spacing
variations from 0 to .5". I have tried with the grid backgroud at 11" x 8.5
and at 5.5" x 4.25.
Is it possible to make this report work all within Access? Or do I need to
export to Word? Are there too many variables to find my error in this
Discussion Group format?

Have you tried using a label format? I'm talking about the label wizard in
Access 2007, which has a lot of predefined sizes (but not the 3381) however
you can easily create a custom label to print two across, two down on a
landscape 8.5 x 11 sheet. I just set one up in less than 10 minutes.

 

[Pat]

Thank you. I believe my printer is part of my problem. I have moved on to
creating labels using Word. You & Joey got me out of my rut.