778 Chapter 25 Explore an Access 2010 Database
In this exercise, you’ll preview a report as it will appear when printed. You’ll also examine
another report in Design view.SET UP You need the GardenCompany01 database you worked with in the preceding
exercise to complete this exercise. Open the GardenCompany01 database, and then
follow the steps.- In the Navigation pane, display the Reports group.
The group includes all the reports that have been created and saved as part of this
database.- In the Navigation pane, right-click Customer Labels, and then click Print
Preview.
Troubleshooting If a message tells you that some data may not be displayed because
of column widths and spacing, for the purposes of this exercise, simply press OK to
continue.
The Customer Labels report opens, displaying a full page of labels in a view that is
much like Print Preview in other Office programs. The ribbon now displays only the
Print Preview tab.
Tip Access provides a wizard that can help you create a mailing label report. You can
also create labels like these by using the Customers table as a data source for the Word
2010 mail merge tool. - Move the pointer over the report, where it changes to a magnifying glass. Then
with the pointer over the middle label at the top of the report, click the mouse
button.
The zoom percentage changes to 100%, as indicated on the Zoom Level button
in the lower-right corner of the window. You can click this button to switch back
and forth between the current and previous zoom levels.