How to print a blank form for data-entry purpose?

[Rasoul Khoshravan]

I want to print a blank form for data entry purpose. If the form is
totally blank, nothing prints out (except for label on top of form).
To solve this problem I input a simple character in one field, which
is not a wise solution. Is there a better way to print blank form? And
more, in numerical fields, a zero appears. I want this zero not to
appear in print. How can do this?

 

[Rick Brandt]

I want to print a blank form for data entry purpose. If the form is
totally blank, nothing prints out (except for label on top of form).
To solve this problem I input a simple character in one field, which
is not a wise solution. Is there a better way to print blank form? And
more, in numerical fields, a zero appears. I want this zero not to
appear in print. How can do this?

Screen capture (Alt-PrntScrn) and then print that.

 

[John W. Vinson]

I want to print a blank form for data entry purpose. If the form is
totally blank, nothing prints out (except for label on top of form).
To solve this problem I input a simple character in one field, which
is not a wise solution. Is there a better way to print blank form? And
more, in numerical fields, a zero appears. I want this zero not to
appear in print. How can do this?

To get rid of the zeros, open the Table (not the form!) upon which the form is
based in design view; Access by default puts a 0 in the Default Value property
of each Number and Currency field. Select the fields and erase the 0 (in the
field properties window on the lower left of the screen).

John W. Vinson [MVP]

 

[Damon Heron]

First,
I would make a copy of your form. Name it PrintVersion, or something. Then
delete the record source and all of the control sources for the controls.
Get rid of the navigators and record selectors, if any. You may have to
play with the text boxes a bit to get them to show up, by giving them
borders, etc. but it is doable. I have a form for printout that has no
border, so it ends up looking like a printed document, rather than a screen
capture.

HTH
Damon

 

[John W. Vinson]

I want to print a blank form for data entry purpose. If the form is
totally blank, nothing prints out (except for label on top of form).
To solve this problem I input a simple character in one field, which
is not a wise solution. Is there a better way to print blank form? And
more, in numerical fields, a zero appears. I want this zero not to
appear in print. How can do this?

Try saving the Form as a Report and print that - forms are for onscreen use,
reports for printing.

John W. Vinson [MVP]