adding custom comments to a report just before printing

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I have a nice report that I have developed as I learned how to use access 2003.

I'm finding that in the working environment of the project, I need to be able to add some custom comments in the form of text to the report just before I print it out.

The report is based on a table. Is there a way to add some text to the bottom of the report after I do a preview?

I know that I could create another table and use a subreport to add this text in, but I was wondering if theres a way to just append some text to the end of it without doing that.
 
Am I just misunderstanding what your asking? It sounds like just a matter of adding a label ("Aa" on the toolbar) and typing in whatever.
 
I think you misunderstood. My dilemma is that sometimes on my service reports, I need to add in a custom comment at the bottom that is different from my list of predefined comments.

For example, predefined comments that show up on the bottom of a report are along the lines of "levels are low" "levels are high" etc.

I need to be able to put in personal comments like, "call me to discuss status of XYZ"

I have a table of predetermined comments that could show up, but I want to be able to just have the option to type in a comment that isn't in the table of comments.
 
I might be wrong but I don't think you can do it after previewing the report.

The only other option I can come up with is creating a form that opens when you try to run report asking for any additional comments (or would you not know until the report has been run). Just put one text box on the form, and a command button to run the report again.

In an unbound text box on the report put for control "=[Forms]![Form1]![Text0]"

I probably don't have to tell you I'm not an access guru, just tring to give back a little bit.
 

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