Micro report?

[StargateFan]

I have a 3x5" index card option in my printer driver here at home.
I've got everything to fit on the screen very well in the print
preview in this particular report. The vb-generated page border
finally prints out. I had had problems with that originally, but
through kind guidance, found I had to print it out in anything other
than draft mode on the printer. So that seems to be working now.

However, the very interesting thing is that the printout of a "page"
on 3x5" doesn't actually give me a 3x5" box with data, I get a tiny
report about 1.5 x 2"! Everything looks fine on the screen yet I get
this micro report <lol>.

I'm wondering what in heck I've gone and done now <sigh>. I've kept
working with everything and trying new page options with no luck. The
font shows as 10 in design view, it's not like I have a 4 or 5pt font.
So these reports shouldn't be so small. Does anyone know from
description what may be going on here and how to get the full,
original size? I'd greatly appreciate any help.

Thank you! D

 

[John Vinson]

I have a 3x5" index card option in my printer driver here at home.
I've got everything to fit on the screen very well in the print
preview in this particular report. The vb-generated page border
finally prints out. I had had problems with that originally, but
through kind guidance, found I had to print it out in anything other
than draft mode on the printer. So that seems to be working now.

However, the very interesting thing is that the printout of a "page"
on 3x5" doesn't actually give me a 3x5" box with data, I get a tiny
report about 1.5 x 2"! Everything looks fine on the screen yet I get
this micro report <lol>.

Check the Margins in page setup. I would imagine you have 3/4" top and
bottom, 1.5" left and right. Shrink them down to the minimum (which
depends on the printer and may not be 0").

John W. Vinson[MVP]

 

[StargateFan]

Check the Margins in page setup. I would imagine you have 3/4" top and
bottom, 1.5" left and right. Shrink them down to the minimum (which
depends on the printer and may not be 0").

No, that's what is so weird! My margins are around 0.2 inches. ...
Ah, found the problem. I'd changed the printer settings to print more
than one page at some point this week. Printer kept the setting.
I'll not have option, then, to save paper by printing more than one
report per page as it also miniaturizes the report even though all
margins and settings should have been fine. Ah well.

Will just have to feed paper manually and figure out how to set the
sheets so that I get more than one small report per page. Not a big
obstacle. It's a small address book which I shouldn't have to
re-print too frequently so doing it that way won't be too onerous.