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Report Preview |
You can open Report Preview mode with:
Tool Bar: ![]()
Menu: File-Preview Report
Before it begins, you need to decide what type of report you want to print in the Select Report window.
In Report Preview mode, the standard Tool Bar and Filter Bar (if showing) disappear and are replaced by the Preview Bar. When you close Report Preview mode, the other bars are restored.
Report Preview shows you exactly how a report will look when printed onto paper. This makes it easy to see the effect of changing the wide range of Report Options.
There are special keystrokes for use with the Preview Bar.
Controls
Closes Report Preview mode and prepares to print what you have been previewing.
Options
Opens the Report Options property sheet, so you can change the layout, styles and content of the report.
Any changes you make in Report Options can be immediately seen by pressing its Apply button to update the Report Preview with the new settings. This is the best way to quickly fine tune a print job before printing it.
Next Page
Prev Page
Previews the next or previous page of the report on the screen. As you move through, the page number(s) you are previewing appear in the Status Bar.
One Page
Two Page
Switches the preview between just a single page or two pages at once on the screen.
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Increases the magnification of the preview so that you can see more detail, or reduces the magnification of the preview so that you can see a larger area of each page.
This can also be done directly by clicking the mouse pointer in the area you want to examine.
Close
Closes Report Preview mode and returns to the workspace without printing.
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