How can I set up an Access report to print on 3x5 index cards?

[Guest]

Am making a report from a table. I want each record in the report to print
out on a 3x5 index card. I don't want to use a full sheet of anything and
then have to separate. I just want each record to print on a 3x5 index card.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

AFAIK, Access gets its page size definition from the print driver. Define a
printer with the page size in question and use that printer for the report.
Make sure your report is redefined to correspond to the defined page size.

 

[Larry Linson]

Am making a report from a table. I want each record in the report to
print
out on a 3x5 index card. I don't want to use a full sheet of anything and
then have to separate. I just want each record to print on a 3x5 index
card.

First, determine if your printer can physically handle 3 x 5 cards -- most
of the printers I have had (HP, Epson, Canon, and LexMark) would handle no
smaller than 4x6. If the printer can't work with a 3x5 card, it doesn't
matter how you would have to set the report. Some of those printers handled
a stack of 4x6 cards nicely, but on some others, they had to be fed through
an "envelope slot" one at a time.

The only success I've had with 3x5 cards on PC printers was with a
microperforated sheet of cardstock that contained multiple 3x5 cards -- they
had to be separated after printing, which defeats your purpose.

In addition to the standard sizes, most printer driver dialogs have a
"custom size" box, which allows you to specify the dimensions.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP