Thanks for the response. Have checked the page set up and the text box size and properties. I did partially solve the problem by clicking on each box and " bringing to the front" though nothing was showing in front of it that I could see. Now all of the chrs continue to show in report view, but...
I'm frustrated trying to get data which shows beautifully in the report view, but not in the print preview or when printed. Not all, but just some of the fields show. grrrr