Remove background off form

[Matt]

I want to print a form, without the background. I could either remove it
completely, or print plain white, but I don't know how to do either. Any
help would be appreciated. I made the form with a wizard, that's where the
background came from and I can't find where to ditch it at.

 

[Beetle]

Although you can print a form, that is not their intended use. They are meant
for data input. Reports are for printing.

 

[Matt]

So if the person inputting into the form needs a printout directly, I should
make a link to the report to print rather than having a print button on the
form? That's doable.

 

[Athaydes]

If the background of the form is a picture, you can remove it as follows:

-open the form in Design view
-right-click anywhere and open the properties window.
-select "Form" in the selection list.
-select the tab "Format".
-delete the file path shown on the field "Picture".

Done. But definitely you should use a report to print. To print out a form
is crap.
Your should create a report, "rptYourReport" for example...
If you create a button in your form, use this code:

docmd.openreport "rptYourReport"

your report will be printed automatically.

Cheers,
Athaydes

 

[Beetle]

That's correct.
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Sean Bailey

So if the person inputting into the form needs a printout directly, I should
make a link to the report to print rather than having a print button on the
form? That's doable.
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-Matt

"The only thing worse than an employee that just quits and leaves, is an
employee that quits and doesn''t leave."