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Hi JHB, I have corrected my meagre efforts and your solution is working fine. I also kept the imported text as text (must be unwrapped)rather than rich text. It seemed to layout/flow better. Thank you for all your efforts.

I will relook at the sample DB and get back. Thank you.

Hi, I created the table without a key/autonumber as shown and tried to place the text with no success I am afraid. The report was set up as described with a Report Control Source showing the DLookup and the text property was changes to Rich Text. I completed everything before trying to...

Thanks JHB. I have not got a public image /pic area to upload images but what you have provided has sparked me in the right direction I think. Will get back when I have more information.

Thanks for your reply. I have described binding it to an underlying data table and the concerns that I have that have lead to my request for guidance. It is about 1100 words long. If it cannot be bound to the Report or some other source that isn't duplicated in the field of a record then how...

Thanks, Up to now and because of time difference I have worked out how to copy the content of the memo field to the same field on a new record Thanks here to 599CD Computer Training on YouTube. So it is working although the data is held in every record. I can't help but think this will cause...

Thank you for your interest. In the detail section of a report I am trying to create a printable default document which opens as a background and has fields overlaid to create an individualised report from each records. The print out is a quotation. I have not been able to create a memo field (I...

Re: The text is too long to be edited Access 7 The solution of changing the text property from Text to Memo in the underlying source table solves the problem but I have a text area in a Report/Detail section. It does not show an editable field.I cannot yet find a way of converting it to a memo...