ACC2: Extra White Space Between Last Section and Report Footer

• Microsoft Access version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

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

There is extra white space on your report after the last detail record or section of the report, before the report footer section prints. The extra white space is as tall as the detail section height. Note that this problem occurs only with reports that have a report footer section.

This problem can occur with reports created in Microsoft Access version 2.0, and with reports created in Microsoft Access version 1.x that you are using in version 2.0.

RESOLUTION

Change the report to have a vertical layout by following these steps:

1. Open the report in Design view. From the File menu, choose Print Setup. Choose the More button.

2. In the Items Across box, enter "2" (without quotation marks).

3. In the Item Layout area, select the Vertical option button.

4. In the Items Across box, enter "1" (without quotation marks).

5. Choose OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access version 2.0. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Open the sample database NWIND.MDB.

2. Open the Alphabetical List Of Products report in Design view.

3. Increase the height of the report footer section to 1 inch.

4. Set the report footer section's BackColor property to 16711680 (blue).

5. Set the Product Name footer section's BackColor property to 255 (red). (NOTE: Changing the sections' colors helps to illustrate the problem.)

6. Preview the report. Note the extra white space between the Product Name footer (red) and the report footer (blue).

7. Close the report without saving the changes.