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    Dennis9412 is offline Novice
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    can't print while running Access minimized

    I have a little program that runs with Access 2010 minimized in the background.

    The program has a menu page that offers different selections, one of which is to open reports for viewing.

    Once the report is opened for viewing there is no way to print that report.



    The reports are all popups, so they show on top of the menu.

    If I run the program with Access visible, it allows me to right click and choose print, but when access is minimized the right click is not available.

    I am relatively new to Access, how do I get the right click to work?

    Failing that, how can I make my reports printable?

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    you cant reach controls if Access is minimized. You must be in the app.
    So leave the app maximized and print all you want.

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    Dennis9412 is offline Novice
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    Thank you Ranman, I realize that, that's why I'm asking if there is a work around that will allow me to keep running maximized.

    I am a relatively new Novice to Access and need all the help I can get.

    Regards,

    Dennis

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    Try CTRL-P

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    Don't use popup reports.
    Instead hide the main menu form when you open the report and add code to show the print preview ribbon.
    Also add code to the report close event to hide the ribbon and show the main menu form

    I posted an example including this and much more at https://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=69856
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    Dennis9412 is offline Novice
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    Thank you davegri, Ctrl-P works just fine.

    Also thanks to Colin for the link. I'll use that in the future.

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