Formatting Text in Reports

[Gordon Padwick]

I'm creating an Access database in which I need to have control over the
format of text printed in reports from memo fields.

Some of the text in the memo fields consists of chemical formulas which
require the use of subscripts and superscripts. Other text contains
scientific plant names which should be printed in italics.

Can Access satisfy this need?

Gordon

 

[Allen Browne]

The standard Access text box cannot format part of field differently.

Stephen Lebans has a rich text box available for download from:
www.lebans.com

 

[Daniel Attard]

I have downloaded and installed the rich text box control
from lebans.com but cannot seem to figure out how to use
it. Any pointers? Thanks

 

[Allen Browne]

Did you download Stephen's working sample?
That's the best way to understand how to use it.

 

[Daniel]

Thanks Allen, I have downloaded the sample, and I still
don't understand how it works. Are you at all familiar
with it?

When I insert the control, into the design view of a
report, I don't understand how I go about entering the
text into the control. I see the RTF toolbar with the
various functions, but I can't get far enough to apply
them because I don't know where to input the text.

I'd appreciate any guidance if you know how it works.
Thanks.

 

[Allen Browne]

Hi Daniel

I've only fiddled with it briefly, but found the toolbar worked, and if you
need to do things beyond what the toolbar provides, you can do in in Word
and paste the result into the RTF control.

Not sure I can help much beyond that.

 

[Stephen Lebans]

You cannot manually enter text into the Control when it is on a Report.
The idea is to have the control bound to a field that contains the RTF
text. THis is exactly what the sample Forms and Reports demonstrate. So
use a Form containing the RTF control to add/edit your RTF text that is
bound to a Memo field that will hold the RTF text for each record.

Finally you no longer need the Toolbar if you are using the latest
version as a built in Editing Menu is included with the control.


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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
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[Daniel]

Thank you Stephen. Your post allowed me to understand
how to use the control. Works great!! Thank you very
much.