custom page size

would like to print receipts that are 5.5 high by 8.5 wide on dot matrix
using ncr paper. Found the printer... found the paper. but can't find a way
to set the page size. Using Access 2007. Help!!!

tnx

You may be able to set a custom page size through the printer driver. Some
old dot matrix printers had drivers that did that.

But 5.5" is half of an 11" page? Could you just set it for 11" paper, and
then make the report fit 2-up on the page?

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.


"Glen" wrote in message
...
would like to print receipts that are 5.5 high by 8.5 wide on dot matrix
using ncr paper. Found the printer... found the paper. but can't find a
way
to set the page size. Using Access 2007. Help!!!

tnx

Thought about that... printer driver doesn't appear to have custom setting.
2-up would be good but we're checking in on client at a time.

You're right about older combinations. I was able to do this with an older
epson (current is also epson)... was also using access 97 at the time. Rats!

"Allen Browne" wrote:

You may be able to set a custom page size through the printer driver. Some
old dot matrix printers had drivers that did that.

But 5.5" is half of an 11" page? Could you just set it for 11" paper, and
then make the report fit 2-up on the page?

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.


"Glen" wrote in message
...
would like to print receipts that are 5.5 high by 8.5 wide on dot matrix
using ncr paper. Found the printer... found the paper. but can't find a
way
to set the page size. Using Access 2007. Help!!!

tnx

I didn't follow why 2 records per 11" page would not work?

You just size your detail section so it fits 2 on a page (after subtracting
the top and bottom margins.)

If you are printing on pre-printed form, the only practical difficulty is
spacing the 2 records equally if your driver does not support zero top and
bottom margins. There is a way to do that with a faux-group footer, as
explained he
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-54.html

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.


"Glen" wrote in message
...
Thought about that... printer driver doesn't appear to have custom
setting.
2-up would be good but we're checking in on client at a time.

You're right about older combinations. I was able to do this with an
older
epson (current is also epson)... was also using access 97 at the time.
Rats!

"Allen Browne" wrote:

You may be able to set a custom page size through the printer driver.
Some
old dot matrix printers had drivers that did that.

But 5.5" is half of an 11" page? Could you just set it for 11" paper, and
then make the report fit 2-up on the page?

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.


"Glen" wrote in message
...
would like to print receipts that are 5.5 high by 8.5 wide on dot
matrix
using ncr paper. Found the printer... found the paper. but can't find
a
way
to set the page size. Using Access 2007. Help!!!

tnx