Section Width Greater than Page Width - All usual remedies tried (3 Viewers)

[icantprint]

Hi All! Seems I have trouble at every turn. I've been to multiple posts, as well as other forums to solve this issue to no avail. As an experiment, I've tried creating a blank report in design view, using default measurements. I've actually put the narrative in the screenshots I've included. Those are the only objects on the page. I've tried the "Remove extra report space" in the error notification area at the top left, and that just reduced the size to something like 5.5" x 7". I've included the rulers in the shots.



This isn't making any sense to me!

 

[DHookom]

What are the left and right margins? Various printers have various limits on the minimum margins.

 

[icantprint]

Left: 0.375", Right: 0.291". I'm not sure if it's relevant, but this computer isn't connected to a printer.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Regardless of having an attached printer, Access requires SOMETHING to guide it when building a report that at least potentially will be printed. Therefore it wants to consult the "default printer" or a selected printer for its requirements and abilities. If you are using a PDF conversion facility, and that is your currently selected printer, then you are bound what what the pseudo-printer would allow just like a physical printer would have its own requirements. Actually, though I suppose this might be different by now, it used to be that if you had no printer, you could not bring up a page in Print Preview mode.

Here is an old article from someone with a similar problem.

"The section is greater than page width..."

Hi, I'm fairly new to MS ACCESS, but I've been navigating through without many problems. I'm trying to fix a problem with a report I'm working on. The report fits on my preview screen, but it has 4 pages...2 of which are completely blank. The 1st and 3rd pages have needed text and labels and...

www.access-programmers.co.uk

See if something in here helps you.

 

[DHookom]

Left: 0.375", Right: 0.291". I'm not sure if it's relevant, but this computer isn't connected to a printer.

You section width is close to 8.5 inches plus your margins add up to 0.666. This isn’t possible to print on an 8 1/2x11 sheet in portrait.

 

[arnelgp]

Hi All! Seems I have trouble at every turn.

I strongly encourage you to read something about MS Access programming, thus giving you some understanding about forms, reports and other objects of ms access, instead of trial and error or call a friend.