> You could make another layout designed for printing only which had the
> field in question at its maximum possible size with the slide fields
> option checked so the field will only print as large as needed.

Ah, thanks. I went to do this and see that my original lay out is in
landscape configuration because I need the width. However, it seems I can¹t
have one landscape layout and one portrait layout without changing my page
set up before printing each time ­ is this true? (and if that¹s a 5.5 issue,
is it also a FM8 issue?)
Jackie



on 2/13/07 7:37 PM, Ross Dickson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Jackie
> 
> You could make another layout designed for printing only which had the
> field in question at its maximum possible size with the slide fields
> option checked so the field will only print as large as needed. Keep the
> current layout, with the field as small as you wish.
> 
> Have the print script include switching to the print layout before
> printing and then back to the shorter version for viewing.
> 
> Ross
> 
> J. wrote:
>> > I¹m working on FM 5.5 on a Mac w/OS10.3
>> > 
>> > I¹m sure this is all elementary to you all, but I can¹t figure out how to
>> > print more than I want to show in a field on the screen. I know how to
>> slide
>> > fields to make them smaller, but is there a way that I can print a field on
>> > a record that may be a full page long, without taking up all that real
>> > estate? That field in one record may have just one sentence, and the next
>> > record has a full page of text. When printed, I¹d like to see the full
>> > content of that long one, while still only showing a 2² high field on my db
>> > on the screen as I work. BTW, there¹s also fields below this.
>> > 
>> > Thanks much,
>> > Jackie


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