To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
- Method 1: Modify the view to print in the landscape orientation
- Method 2: Resize the controls and the view to fit in the printable area
- Method 3: Turn on the Wrap text property
- Method 4: Create a custom print version
Method 1: Modify the view to print in the landscape orientation
To change the orientation, follow these steps:
- Show the Task Pane in Design view. To do so, click Task Pane on the View menu. (The View menu is on the Menu Bar.)
- On the Task Pane, click Views, and then click the View Properties button. The View Properties dialog box opens.
- On the Print Settings tab, select the Landscape option under Orientation, and then click OK.
Note Depending on the amount of text, you may also have to resize the controls vertically to display all the text.
Method 2: Resize the controls and the view to fit in the printable area
- Show the Task Pane in Design view. To do so, click Task Pane on the View menu. (The View menu is on the Menu Bar.)
- On the Task Pane, click Views, and then click the View Properties button. The View Properties dialog box opens.
- Under Layout settings, select the Use a custom layout width for this form check box.
- In the Custom layout width box, type 650 or less. Leave the default unit of measure as px.
- Resize all controls to have a width of 650 px or smaller.
Note Depending on the amount of text, you may also have to resize the controls vertically to display all the text.
Method 3: Turn on the Wrap text property
Note The
Wrap text property is available only for the
Text Box control, the
Rich Text Box control, and the
Expression Box control.
- While in Design view, right-click the control that you want to modify, and then click Text Box Properties.
- On the Display tab, select the Wrap text check box, and then click OK.
- Resize the view and the controls to fit in the printable area.
Method 4: Create a custom print version
- Show the Task Pane in Design view. To do so, click Task Pane on the View menu. (The View menu is on the Menu Bar.)
- Click Views on the Task Pane. The Views task pane appears.
- Under Actions, click Create Print Version for This View. The Create Print Version dialog box opens.
- Type a name for your print view, and then click OK.
The next 3 steps will copy and paste controls from the original print version to your new print version for this view. - Under Select a view, click the original view. This might appear as View 1 (default).
- Press CTRL+A to select all the controls on the view, and then press CTRL+C to copy the controls.
- Under Select a view, click the new print version that you created in step 4, and then press CTRL+V to paste the controls.
- Resize the view or the controls (or both).
Alternatively, select or clear the Wrap text check box of the controls so that the text is displayed correctly.