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Frequently Asked Questions
5.7.5 Printed Output Issues
Why does my report look okay on the screen but have truncated data when
printed?
Any one of a number of possible causes may account for the truncation of fields.
■ Check the field and determine if it is allowed to expand.
1. In Reports Builder, double-click the field in the Paper Design or Paper Layout
view to display the Property Inspector.
2. Find the Horizontal Elasticity property.
3. If it is set to Fixed, you should change it to Variable or Expand.
4. Run the report to the printer.
5. If it still truncates, it could be that the field requires multiple lines.
6. Return to the Property Inspector for the field and check its Vertical Elasticity.
7. If it is set to Fixed, you should change it to Variable or Expand.
8. Run the report to the printer again.
■ If the right most fields on the page are always the ones truncating, it could be an
issue with the printable area of the printer. If you are using a PCL printer, then you
will have to estimate the size of the printable area and resize your margins
accordingly:
1. Open the report in Reports Builder.
2. Go to the Paper Layout view.
3. Click on the Margin tool on the top tool bar. A thick black line appears
indicating where the body of your report ends and the margin begins.
4. Click and drag the black line to the left approximately 0.5 inches.
5. Save and run the report to the printer again.
6. If necessary, repeat steps 4 and 5 to determine approximately where the
printable area boundary is located and then ensure that your report body fits
within that area.
If you are using a PostScript printer, you can get the printable area boundary to
appear in the Paper Layout view as follows:
1. Open the report in Reports Builder.
2. Choose File > Page Setup.
3. Verify that the margins are small and that the orientation is correct.
4. Click OK. The Paper Layout view should now be able to read the boundary.
5. Go to the Paper Layout view.
6. Click on the Margin tool on the top tool bar. A thick black line appears
indicating where the body of your report ends and the margin begins. A black
hashed line also appears indicating the boundary of the printable area.
7. Ensure that the thick black line is inside of the black hashed line. If it is not,
click and drag the black line inside the printable area.
8. Click the Margin tool to leave margin mode.
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