Print Formatting

[Adam Harding]

I have a large form that is currently 1.7 pages wide in landscape. I need to
have this form print off on one page, anyone got any ideas?

Cheers

 

[Adam Harding]

Sorry Greg

I have to replicate a current paper form cause the Bosses don't want to
change it too much too soon. Can i get a fit to one page like Excel type
solution?

 

[Adam Harding]

My printer does but other users printers doesn't, ah well i won't let them
print it then.

This too is not a feature of InfoPath. Perhaps if Microsoft is reading this they will add this as a feature request for a future version.

The only thing I can think to tell you at this point is to check your printer features to see if it supports "fit to page".

--
Greg Collins [InfoPath MVP]
Please visit: http://www.InfoPathDev.com



Sorry Greg

I have to replicate a current paper form cause the Bosses don't want to
change it too much too soon. Can i get a fit to one page like Excel type
solution?

Some printers support scaling an image to fit on a single page. This might be one option.

The other option is to redesign your print view to fit within a single page. If you are not currently using a print view, create a print view and associate it with the edit view. Then when the users choose to print, the print view will automatically be used in place of printing the edit view.

--
Greg Collins [InfoPath MVP]
Please visit: http://www.InfoPathDev.com



I have a large form that is currently 1.7 pages wide in landscape. I need to
have this form print off on one page, anyone got any ideas?

Cheers

 

[SBFF]

Have you tried stuff like, using smaller font size, maybe using the "Arial
Narrow" font.
You could even use a readable font on your user view & create a printable
view that uses the smaller, skinnier font.

I have used a print button on a form that prompts the user to change their
print settings to landscape, & legal paper before printing. The users
complained, but it works most of the time. It may or may not be a
reasonable alternative for you.

The biggest limitations of InfoPath, with regards to printing, seem to stem
from the fact that it uses Internet Explorer to do its rendering & printing.
So, anything that you can't do in a web browser will be impossible in
InfoPath. I hope things will get better in the next release too.

Good luck.