Checkbox not showing up When export Report to Word 1

[scon44]

Using Access 2002 I have a report that shows a checkbox that is either checked or unchecked. When I click on the word icon to export it the checkbox doesn't show up. I thought perhaps it was the format rft and I tried changing it to doc but still no luck.

Any help would be nice.
Thanks

 

[mp9]

The problem IS to do with the Rich Text Format (RTF) which doesn't hand graphical constructs (e.g. check-boxes, dividing lines, etc) very well. Opening the RTF in Word and then changing to DOC will not resolve the probelm as the repotr has already been exported.

You have a few options:

1. In your report, replace the checkbox with a text-box bound to the same field. Format this as either Yes/No or True/False - then the words yes/no or true/false will appear in your report, both in Access and the exported RTF.

2. Export to Access Snapshot format (SNP) - this will be viewable to everyone with Access Snapshot Viewer but is read-only.

3. Get a free PDF writer. These look like print queues, so you can sent the report to them by "printing" - you get a nice PDF version of the report which pretty much anyone can read, as long as they have Acrobat Reader. Try

http://www.pdf995.com

or

http://www.cutepdf.com

for these. Of course, PDFs are read-only too.

Hope this helps.

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