Export Form to Word?

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Andy

Hi there, I'm developing a database for someone and have a form that I would
like them to review. When I export to Word or Excel, the formatting collapses
and does not represent the Access print preview of the form.
How can I get a representative view of the form to someone without the
formatting collapsing in Word/Excel?
I have tried to export the form to a new database, but the table that the
form is based on is many MB and not really possible to e-mail with
compression/WINZIP. My only thought is an edited screendump, which is not
obviously ideal...

Ta
 
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Rick B

If you want them to see and review your form design, screen print it and
paste it into Word.

Forms are not designed to be printed.
 
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Andy

OK, gets around the way for someone to review! I am fine with tables and
queries, but reports and forms are all new to me. I have saved the form as a
report (is this what should be used for printing etc?). It looks almost fine
when published with word from a report, but I loose all of the background
colour formatting which makes it painful to the eye.
Anymore help appreciated.

Thanks
 
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Rick B

Saving a form as a report is a good way to get started. I would then clean
it up some. Change combo boxes to text boxes and such.

When you "publish it with Word" on a report, you are turning it into a RTF
format. Not all formatting is supported there.

The only way to send someone a report and completely preserve the formatting
is to send it as a Microsoft Snapshot format, which requires the user to
have the free Microsoft Snapshot Viewer. Or, you can save it as a pdf
format if you have a third party pdf writer.
 
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