format report like excel worksheet

dearfriends,
I have an report based on selectqry with subreports in it
now how to format it like excell worksheet so that iwill get very neat
columns and rows in print out ,@present access report is not generating such
report
how to do it please

Hard one but why I try to do in such a case is place borders around the
textfields and place the textfields exactly next to eachother. So the left of
textfield 2 is placed on the right of textfield 1. This way you can simulate
an excel look. A precise work but it pays of...

hth
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Maurice Ausum


"balu" wrote:

dearfriends,
I have an report based on selectqry with subreports in it
now how to format it like excell worksheet so that iwill get very neat
columns and rows in print out ,@present access report is not generating such
report
how to do it please

When you choose 'New Report', then Auto Report: Tabular and base this on a
table or query, it will produce a report similar to 'excel' with column
headings and data in rows. The "cells" will be spaced a small amount apart.
To make the columns adjacent, just select all fields in one column and set
their left property to the same value. Move to the next column and set their
left property to the previous column's left property plus the previous
columns width property. Continue for all the columns. You can turn all the
borders on for the fields to achieve the look of excel.

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WEW


"balu" wrote:

dearfriends,
I have an report based on selectqry with subreports in it
now how to format it like excell worksheet so that iwill get very neat
columns and rows in print out ,@present access report is not generating such
report
how to do it please