Chapter 9: Presenting Data with Access Reports
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FIGURE 9.27Setting a report’s margins
If the margins you need for your particular report are not shown in the Margins options, click the
small button in the lower-right corner of the Page Layout group to open the common Windows
Page Setup dialog box. This dialog box enables you to specify the margins, orientation, and other
page-layout specifications as you would in Microsoft Word or any other Windows application.To set the right border for the Product Display report to 7^1 ⁄ 2 inches, follow these steps:- Click the right edge of the report body (where the white page meets the gray
background).
The mouse pointer changes to a double-headed arrow.
- Drag the edge to the 7^1 ⁄ 2 -inch mark.
Note
Your units of measure may be different, depending on the regional settings in Control Panel.
If the ruler isn’t displayed in the Report Designer, select the Layout tab, move to the
Show/Hide group, and click the ruler icon.
Note
You can also change the Width property in the Property window for the report.
Tip
If you run your report and every other page is blank, it’s a sign that the width of your report exceeds the width
of your page. To fix this problem, decrease the left and right margin size or reduce the report’s width.
Sometimes, when you move controls around, you accidentally make the report width larger than you originally
intended. For example, in a portrait report, if your left margin plus report width plus right margin is greater
than 8^1 ⁄ 2 inches, you’ll see blank pages.