ACC2000: Choosing a New Printer Resets Printer Settings (209757)

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SYMPTOMS

When you choose a new printer in Microsoft Access 2000, some of the printer settings for your forms and reports are changed.

CAUSE

This functionality is controlled by the Microsoft Windows Common Dialog dynamic-link library (DLL). The same behavior occurs in Microsoft Write.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Access retains certain printer settings with form and report objects.

Some of these settings are not transferable between printer drivers. This being the case, when the printer driver is changed from within the report, some settings revert to the default settings for that printer.

This behavior occurs when the printer is explicitly changed in the File Print Setup option in the report, or when the printer is implicitly changed in the report by changing the default printer in Windows.

This behavior can also occur when the printer port is changed.