Odd Font issue in Access

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Dennis

I have a database that works well on 8 different
computers. On the 9th computer, all of the reports are
showing on the monitor as if the fields and the Text boxes
are formatted with a font approximately 4 sizes too large.
When I check the options in Access, the default setting is
10 New Times Roman. When I check the fields and text boxes
they are set to the correct font size. My question is what
else can I check to find this problem and correct it?

Confused.

Dennis
 
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Rick Brandt

Dennis said:
I have a database that works well on 8 different
computers. On the 9th computer, all of the reports are
showing on the monitor as if the fields and the Text boxes
are formatted with a font approximately 4 sizes too large.
When I check the options in Access, the default setting is
10 New Times Roman. When I check the fields and text boxes
they are set to the correct font size. My question is what
else can I check to find this problem and correct it?
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That particular font might be missing or corrupted on the PC with the
problem. In that situation Windows will then substitute a different one.
Can you use that font in Word on the PC with the problem?
 
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Allen Browne

Dennis, the reports are formatted based on the metrics in the printer
driver. That's true even in Print Preview. If there is a problem with the
printer driver, it can cause the problem you describe.

To test that idea, install a completely diffferent printer driver onto the
problem computer. You have to buy the printer: just choose something totally
different, e.g. a laser if it is using an inkjet. Make the new printer
driver the default. Restart the database. If the problem goes away, you need
a new printer driver.

We actually saw this once on an HP laser, where the latest printer driver
had the problem, and restoring an older driver solved it.
 
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