Always see Unbound list box borders when printing a form

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I have a Form that has some unbound list boxes. The form gets some of its
data from a previous/linked form, but gets other data from a separate table
in the database that has a join field to certain data items on the two forms.
No matter what I do to the Borders of the unbound list boxes (make white,
make Invisible, change style, etc.), I can't get rid of the border from
showing up when I PRINT the form! It does not show up in Form view, or even
print preview! ... but DOES show up when printed out. Any tips/ideas? I've
printed to three different printers, so it does not look like it's a
printer/font thing....
Thanks
 
I have a Form that has some unbound list boxes. The form gets some of its
data from a previous/linked form, but gets other data from a separate table
in the database that has a join field to certain data items on the two forms.
No matter what I do to the Borders of the unbound list boxes (make white,
make Invisible, change style, etc.), I can't get rid of the border from
showing up when I PRINT the form! It does not show up in Form view, or even
print preview! ... but DOES show up when printed out. Any tips/ideas? I've
printed to three different printers, so it does not look like it's a
printer/font thing....
Thanks
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Did you set the List Box control's Display When property to Screen
Only?
But then why are you printing the form itself? Forms are not designed
for printing. Create a report with just the controls and data you wish
to report on. Print that.
 
No. The list boxes Display When property is set to Always.
Forms may not be "designed" for printing, but that should not preclude the
ability to do so. I used a form to print (in this particular situation)
because I had a completed Word document that I wanted/needed to use as a
template in the form. I then place the data elements (text boxes, list
boxes, etc.) at various locations "in" the document.
 
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