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main form with subform and then subsubform - how to get a single record to fit onto a printed page

I have a form with a sub form (which then has another sub-form) but when I go to print preview the contents of one record, it seems to have sprawled across 14 pages :-( when it should be 2 at most. I have tried resizing the width of the forms from properties but that doesn't seem to help at all. :-( . Suggestions much appreciated.
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@fyed...hm will take your suggestiions on board. It also is a solution for another database I am working on..appreciate it. A
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...before the "It's ok to print a form" Experts chime in...
;-)

...Once you go down three levels, the report (or form) starts to becomes difficult to read/understand anyway.

With a report you can create a "Grouped" report, and save all the overhead associated with subreports/subforms (System resources, linking fields, managing events on multiple objects, ...etc)

Also with reports it is easier to get subtotals, nice page breaks, Grouping, ...etc)

Jeff
<< ...before the "It's ok to print a form" Experts chime in... >>

I didn't know we had any.     :)
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I ended up going a totally different route for this but really appreciate all the help