ODE97: ODE Slider Control Is Not Displayed as Expected in Preview (163717)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q163717 Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
SYMPTOMS
When you insert a Microsoft ActiveX Slider control version 5.0 into a form
in Microsoft Access 97 and then preview the form, the Slider control may
not be displayed as expected.
NOTE: The Microsoft ActiveX Slider control version 5.0 is included in the Microsoft Office 97 Developer Edition Tools package. It is not included in the Microsoft Office 97, Professional Edition or the Microsoft Access 97 stand-alone package.
CAUSE
How the Slider control is displayed in Print Preview will depend on the
printer driver you are using. Some printer drivers cause certain ActiveX
controls, such as the Slider control, to look different when you view them
in Print preview. This will usually be more common in some laserjet
printer drivers, dot matrix printer drivers, and Generic/text only drivers.
RESOLUTION
To make an ActiveX control image display more clearly in Print Preview,
use a color printer driver or a postscript printer driver. Certain
laserjet and deskjet printer drivers work well also.
You may also need to change some of the properties for the printer driver
you are using. For example, if you are using an HP Laserjet 4 Plus printer
driver, you will need to change the graphics dithering in order to get a
clearer display of the control in Print Preview. These options can be set
on the Graphics tab in the Printer Properties dialog box in Control Panel.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Access 97. REFERENCES
For more information about ActiveX controls, search the Help Index for
"ActiveX controls, adding to forms and reports," or ask the Microsoft
Access 97 Office Assistant.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/27/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbHardware kbui KB163717 |
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