Cannot create a Report

[Josh M]

I'm still farily new to Access and need help with this simple problem. I
have been unable to create any reports. When I try to create a report with a
report wizard, I get the message "The wizard is unable to create your
report." When I click on Design to create a report in design view, nothing
happens. Why can't I create any reports?

 

[Allen Browne]

Could be several things, Josh, but do you have any printers installed?

Access uses the printer driver to calculate the metrics for the report. You
don't have to have a printer there, but if you have no printer, it cannot
figure out the reports.

If that is not the issue:
- What version of Access?
- Are you logged in as a local computer administrator?
- Are you able to create forms?
- What is your active printer?

 

[Duane Hookom]

This question or very similar gets asked here several times per week. The
answer 95% of the time is to make sure that you have a default printer
defined in the Windows Control Panel.

 

[Josh M]

I have two printers installed on my computer. I had one of them set as my
default printer, but after reading your reply, I changed the default setting
to the other printer. Now Access will let me create reports. Any idea why I
could not create the reports with the other printer set as my default?

 

[Duane Hookom]

That would be a mystery. I expect it might have something to do with the
printer driver. I haven't been able to duplicate the issue and I don't
remember reading a cause.