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
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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
Datax. 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.