I have a form with a subform, both default to datasheet views. I want to put 
a Print Preview button on the form, but it doesnt show up in the datasheet 
view.

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,
Bret

Bretona10,
    You can create a continuous form that "looks" just like a
datasheet view, but can have button/s in the header/footer.
-- 
    hth
    Al Campagna
    Microsoft Access MVP 2007-2009
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"Bretona10" <Bretona10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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>I have a form with a subform, both default to datasheet views. I want to 
>put
> a Print Preview button on the form, but it doesnt show up in the datasheet
> view.
>
> Is there a way to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Bret 

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:29:02 -0700, Bretona10 wrote:

> I have a form with a subform, both default to datasheet views. I want to put 
> a Print Preview button on the form, but it doesnt show up in the datasheet 
> view.
> 
> Is there a way to do this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bret

Forms are not designed for printing. Reports are.
Create a report that displays the data the way you want it to.
Then open the report from the command button on your form.
DoCmd.OpenReport "ReportName", acPreview
will display all the records.

If you wish to just report on the one record displayed on the form,
add a where clause to the above OpenReport code.

Assuming the Unique Field is a Number datatype, then:
DoCmd.OpenReport "ReportName", acPreview , , "[RecordID] = " &
Me.[RecordID] 

However, if the Unique Field is a Text datatype, use:
DoCmd.OpenReport "ReportName", acPreview , , "[RecordID] = '" &
Me.[RecordID] & "'"


-- 
Fred
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I do not reply to personal e-mail

Bretona10,

That would be one of the pitfalls of using datasheet view.  Perhaps creating 
a form that *loks like* datasheet view, then you could use a button.

-- 
Gina Whipp
2010 Microsoft MVP (Access)

"I feel I have been denied critical, need to know, information!" - Tremors 
II

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"Bretona10" <Bretona10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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I have a form with a subform, both default to datasheet views. I want to put
a Print Preview button on the form, but it doesnt show up in the datasheet
view.

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,
Bret