adding a time stamp to the header

I'd like to display the date and time in the header when I
print a form, from the Datasheet view.

Currently all that is displayed in the header is the
Form's name and date and the page number in the footer.

thanks,

You can show the current date and time if you set the control source of a
textbox to
=Now()

Note that this value will be set when the form first opens. If you want to
update it, you'd need to recalculate the textbox.

--

Ken Snell
MS ACCESS MVP

"John" wrote in message
...
I'd like to display the date and time in the header when I
print a form, from the Datasheet view.

Currently all that is displayed in the header is the
Form's name and date and the page number in the footer.

thanks,

You can use the Now() function, as Ken suggests elsewhere in this thread.
You'll probably want to use it as the control source of a text box in the
Page Header section of the form. If you need more control and flexibility
than that, though, you'll be much better off creating a report rather than
printing the form. As a general rule, it is better to use forms for
on-screen display and editing and use reports for printing. You have very
limited control over the printed output of a form.

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"John" wrote in message
...
I'd like to display the date and time in the header when I
print a form, from the Datasheet view.

Currently all that is displayed in the header is the
Form's name and date and the page number in the footer.

thanks,

Thanks. I created a report that seems to be much better.

- John

-----Original Message-----
You can use the Now() function, as Ken suggests elsewhere
in this thread.
You'll probably want to use it as the control source of a
text box in the
Page Header section of the form. If you need more control
and flexibility
than that, though, you'll be much better off creating a
report rather than
printing the form. As a general rule, it is better to use
forms for
on-screen display and editing and use reports for
printing. You have very
limited control over the printed output of a form.

--
Brendan Reynolds (MVP)
http://brenreyn.blogspot.com

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mail, you'll find
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"John" wrote in message
...
I'd like to display the date and time in the header
when I
print a form, from the Datasheet view.

Currently all that is displayed in the header is the
Form's name and date and the page number in the footer.

thanks,


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