paper sizes

[Guest]

What are the paper sizes B5, C5, and DL listed in the access choices for paper sizes. AND how can I define my own paper size. I need a 5in x 8in card.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Paper sizes aren't defined in Access: they're defined for the printer.

How you do it depends on the printer, as the drivers for each are different.

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Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

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What are the paper sizes B5, C5, and DL listed in the access choices for

paper sizes. AND how can I define my own paper size. I need a 5in x 8in
card.

 

[Arvin Meyer]

What are the paper sizes B5, C5, and DL listed in the access choices for

paper sizes. AND how can I define my own paper size. I need a 5in x 8in
card.

B5, C5, and DL are envelope sizes. You can only define your own paper size
if your printer drivers support it. That is done in the Control Panel, under
Printers.

If you use a sheet-fed printer, papersize is irrelevent in Access. Subtract
the actual margin area from the physical sheet size and make your report to
those dimensions. Feed the paper into the printer 1 sheet at a time, and you
should be able to get the output you want.
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[Tony Toews]

What are the paper sizes B5, C5, and DL listed in the access choices for paper sizes. AND how can I define my own paper size. I need a 5in x 8in card.

To add to Doug and Arvin's replies:

Setting up custom paper sizes is totally different in the Win NT
4/2000/Win XP environment compared to Win 95/98/ME.

Go into the list of Printers under the Settings button from the Start
menu. You may need to do this on the print server. Then click on
File >> Server Properties Then you can create a new form with the
sizes you want on it as well as a name.

Then you can follow the below steps to choose the just created Paper
Size. Go into the design of the report, Click 'File',Page Setup',
Click the 'Page' tab., Select 'Specific Printer',, Pick the printer
you are using., Click 'Properties' then the 'Paper' tab., In 'Paper
Size' select 'Custom'. and choose your just created Paper Size.

Tony
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