Special Edition Using Access 97, Second Edition

Differences and Similarities Between Forms and Reports

Most methods of creating transaction-processing forms, which you learned about in Chapter 11, "Using Action Queries," and Chapter 12, "Creating and Using Forms," also apply to reports. The following list details the principal differences between reports and forms:

• Reports are intended for printing only and, unlike forms, aren't designed for display in a window. When you view an 8 1/2×11-inch report in Print Preview, its content is not legible. In the zoomed (full-page) view, only a portion of the report is visible in the Print Preview window.

• You cannot change the value of the underlying data for a report with a control object from the toolbox as you can with forms. With reports, Access ...