Is there a way to use a preprinted form in the printer and use a scanned image of same as the data input form?

Yes... scan your preprinted and set it as the background image for access form. From the Form Properties window its FORMAT -> PICTURE. You can then draw your textboxs, etc. right on the image to line them up where they need to be.

jamie

Thanks, that got me close. But the image is blurry. Is there a preferred image type? What about "Stretch, Zoom, or Clip"?

I've used JPG's before w/out any problems, but you have to have a filter installed for that. If nothing else, a BMP will work.

The problem COULD be the stretch, zoom or clip properties. Those properties handle what access does w/ the image if it doesn't fit quite right on your form. If the image was set to zoom, I could see that your image might be blurry. Here's what Access help says about them:

Clip (Default): The picture is displayed in its actual size. If the picture is larger than the form or report, then the picture is clipped.

Stretch: The picture is stretched horizontally and vertically to fill the entire form, even if its original ratio of height to width is distorted.

Zoom: The picture is enlarged to the maximum extent possible while keeping its original ratio of height to width.

Hope that helps... let me know if not!
jamie