Printing spread sheet style

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  • May 9, 2022 at 8:11 AM #47243

    Bruce Pensyl
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    Using current data I wanted to print a list for my housekeeper on reservation dates for my ABB. I just wanted Last name, date in, and date out.

    Did a freeform layout and quickly moved the appropriate fields into place, with files labels as column headers. Marked it for printer.

    When I hit print the last name is not showing and the field labels are truncated. I cannot seem to make this print as I wins, and it seems simple, or so I thought

    Bruce

    May 9, 2022 at 9:40 PM #47246

    Brendan
    Keymaster

    Hi Bruce,

    Can you please upload your template and a screenshot?

    Thanks,

    Brendan

    May 10, 2022 at 5:26 AM #47252

    Bruce Pensyl
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    I have attached a duplicate of the original file to eliminate too much information. Sample data that is needed was entered.

    Screen shot was from the original file

    Thank you

    Bruce

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    May 10, 2022 at 11:16 AM #47256

    Paul Kettle
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    Hello Bruce
    I’m very much a newbie with tap forms but have encountered the issue of headers being truncated.
    You can change the field width as per my screen shot…
    Hope this helps with your issue

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    May 10, 2022 at 12:46 PM #47260

    Bruce Pensyl
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    Thank you for the reply.

    I have looked all over and I cannot find where you got the screen shot.

    Additionally I want the guests last name on the form. In Tapforms layout it is there. When I go to print preview it is no where to be seen.

    May 10, 2022 at 1:27 PM #47261

    Paul Kettle
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    Hello again Bruce

    I can’t replicate the issue with missing guests name
    however the screen shot I sent you is from the main menu >print command
    About two thirds of the way down the dialogue box, you should see three buttons – General, Fields & Options – click on the middle one ‘fields’ and then double click on the field you want to extend the character length…..

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    May 10, 2022 at 1:40 PM #47263

    Bruce Pensyl
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    Well that has me farther along then earlier today. Will work on the missing field tomorrow.

    Never really looked at that section of “print”

    Thanks again

    May 10, 2022 at 2:02 PM #47264

    Bruce Pensyl
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    Here is screen shot from Tapform layout, and one from PDF Preview

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    May 10, 2022 at 3:09 PM #47270

    Brendan
    Keymaster

    Hi Bruce,

    It looks like you’re building a custom layout. Generally those are used for single record printouts. If you want a spreadsheet style output, then what Paul has suggested is what you want to do. Use the “Table of records” option on the Print panel. That’ll give you what Paul has suggested and you don’t have to make a custom layout for that.

    https://www.tapforms.com/help-mac/5.3/en/topic/printing

    Thanks,

    Brendan

    May 16, 2022 at 5:33 AM #47345

    Bruce Pensyl
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    Thank you Paul and Brendan for the assistance, and sorry for the delay in saying that.

    I have to do some playing to do to see how to get it all on one page.

    Thanks again,

    B

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