Previewing and printing
To see what the RichText DataWindow object looks like with data,
you can preview it in the Preview view or in preview mode.
To preview the DataWindow object in preview mode:
-
Select File>Run/Preview
from the menu bar, or click the Run/Preview button on the
PowerBar. -
Select Rows>Retrieve from the menu bar.
Retrieve on Preview
If the RichText definition specifies Retrieve on Preview,
data is retrieved automatically when you open the Preview view or
preview the DataWindow object in preview mode.
Changes in preview
Data
While previewing the DataWindow object in preview mode, or when focus
is in the Preview view, you can use the scroll buttons in the Preview toolbar
to move from row to row, and you can change data in the input fields. If
you choose the Save Changes button on the toolbar, you will update
the data in the database.
Text
Any changes you make to the rich text in the Preview view will
not be reflected in the Design view. Any changes that
you want to keep must be made in the Design view, not in preview.
If the Display Only setting is checked, you cannot change
text or data in the Preview view.
Print Preview
Print Preview displays a reduced view of one row of data as
it would appear when printed.
To see the DataWindow object in Print Preview:
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Click in the Preview view to make it the
current view. -
Select File>Print Preview.
In Print Preview, you can test different margin settings and
scroll through the pages of the document.
You cannot scroll to view other rows
of data.
Any changes you make to settings in Print Preview are discarded
when you return to the Design view.
Setting margins
To specify permanent margin settings for the RichText DataWindow object, use
the Print Specifications page of the Rich Text Object dialog box.