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3107529 - Printer and report formatting in Crystal Reports

Symptom

  • Report formatted differently.
  • Formatting different when viewing a report in Crystal Reports using a different printer.
  • How does printer driver affect report formatting in Crystal Reports?

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2013
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020 

Resolution

  • How a report displays in Crystal Reports is based on the printer associated with the report.
      
  • For detailed information on how printer driver affect report formatting in Crystal Reports when printed, or viewed in the various viewers like: Crystal Reports, SAP BI LaunchPad, Visual Studio .NET application, see the following blog:

    Printing Crystal Reports

Keywords

CR, printing , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Problem

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020