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Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

jack eagly — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:44:52 GMT

It's been almost 10 years since this post, is there a better solution to print headers and footers in a web browser enabled IP form?

Thanks!

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Meng S. — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:18:39 GMT

Coita Thierry:
Hi,

I want to give another way to make your word print view!

In my opinion I think is easiest to wright a wordML transformation file! It's a simple xsl but with the power of word (prefix of namespace for wordML is w:)

It's very easy to use you have a good reference schema that describe you all the things that you can made with wordML (100% compatible with normal word)!

If you don't find what you want in this, you can make what you wan't in word save as xml and see how word has made to make the process that you need! For example the problem of this topic can be with wordml very easy to solve!

And the only things that you have to code in infopath is the xsl transformation! I think that can be more quick to do as the code that you use!

You don't have word 2003. Microsoft provide you a free wordML Viewer!

Me I have do like this for make my print view it goes very well!

This mail is only for give some other work around to create a print view!

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Thierry

Every moment hesitated is a moment gone for life!!! Think about it

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Hi Thierry,

Do you have a specific article that you can possibly point me to? I'm fairly new to xml, xsl and wordML but am trying to establish static footers for printing (footers with controls nonetheless).

Any guidance is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Shiraz Cupala — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:57:47 GMT

I have posted an example of how to do repeating headers across pages in a codeless way in here: http://www.infopathdev.com/forums/post/21817.aspx

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Taffman — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:23:28 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Matt Faus

If the number of pages that you have is variable (and therefore so is the number of headers) you will have to create a repeating section with a page break line and psuedo-header at the top and repeat it.

Hi Matt, This is very interesting, and I thought I'd give your idea a whirl. I've set my top page margin to .4 inserted some text at the top of the page then a page break.

All I get is a blank first page (a consiquence of the page break) then the header text on the next real page. I see no difference in using a repeating section. Any idea on what I'm missing?

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Razor — Wed, 24 May 2006 08:46:52 GMT

I've been using the the HowTo method to split a repeating table over multiple pages but I always end up with an extra empty page as page no 1. If I instead position the page break below the repeating table I get an extra empty page at the end. Even when I make the section as small as half the height of a page (in print preview) I will get an extra empty page.

Also, when the form is printed to PDF (using Adobe Acrobat), which is necessary in this case, I get another two extra empty pages!

What am I'm doing wrong?

My form looks like this (From top to bottom): Header, repeating table, footer and page break. Everyting in a repeating section. There is no extra spaces over, under or in between. The top- and bottom margins are unchanged (default).

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Taffman — Mon, 08 May 2006 08:18:52 GMT

Many thanks.

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Matt Faus — Sat, 06 May 2006 02:18:41 GMT

The techniques described in the HowTo posted above are the most advanced printing strategies that I have ever heard of for InfoPath 2003. Unfortunately, we cannot add fields into the actual header/footer of a page, so we are forced to "fake" it as the HowTo describes. You are correct in thinking that there is not certain way to ensure that text appears at the bottom of a page.

InfoPath 2007 promises better printing support!

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Taffman — Fri, 05 May 2006 12:37:09 GMT

Has anyone resolved this problem?

I have a simular problem in that my printed document must have specific legal text in the footer of each page.
I could minimise my margins and add a field to contain the required text however as InfoPath doesnt seem to "pageanate" in any way there no certain way to ensure that I know of that ensures this text appears at the foot of each page.
What seems to be required is an ability to insert a field within the page Footer.
any ideas anyone?

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Matt Faus — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 17:53:56 GMT

As a follow-up for anyone browsing the archives of the forum, this thread resulted in this HowTo:http://infopathdev.com/howto/tutorials/default.aspx?i=80c11a66b08a4572bc2b17f391319a0f

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Matt Faus
InfoPath Dev Texas

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Coita Thierry — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:52:25 GMT

Hi,

I want to give another way to make your word print view!

In my opinion I think is easiest to wright a wordML transformation file! It's a simple xsl but with the power of word (prefix of namespace for wordML is w:)

It's very easy to use you have a good reference schema that describe you all the things that you can made with wordML (100% compatible with normal word)!

If you don't find what you want in this, you can make what you wan't in word save as xml and see how word has made to make the process that you need! For example the problem of this topic can be with wordml very easy to solve!

And the only things that you have to code in infopath is the xsl transformation! I think that can be more quick to do as the code that you use!

You don't have word 2003. Microsoft provide you a free wordML Viewer!

Me I have do like this for make my print view it goes very well!

This mail is only for give some other work around to create a print view!

++

Thierry

Every moment hesitated is a moment gone for life!!! Think about it

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Matt Faus — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:25:59 GMT

Yes, to create the header of each consecutive page you must insert a page break and type directly underneath that. Insert a page break with Insert -> Page Break. Remember that this is a psuedo-header that you are manually creating - hence it being a "workaround". If the number of pages that you have is variable (and therefore so is the number of headers) you will have to create a repeating section with a page break line and psuedo-header at the top and repeat it. This is what my code does. Stay tuned for a full "How To" write up on this issue.

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Matt Faus

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

JSG — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:09:07 GMT

Matt,

Thanks a lot for getting back me!

It must be me (I haven't had lunch and I've sitting for hours trying to find a workaround for this problem!), but this just doesn't seem to work. I hit ctl+home to make sure I was at the very top of the view.

I just double checked, and all is I described above. Yet, if I add somethign to the top of the view, it only shows up at the top of page one, nothing else. Do I need to add page breaks and text/controls everywhere I want the header?

Thanks again.

JSG

-JG

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Matt Faus — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:48:21 GMT

Precisely!

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Matt Faus

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

JSG — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:54:42 GMT

Hello -

I tried changing my margins, typing some text, it doesn't behave like a header.

So... just to be clear, I'm supposed to:

1. Select View
2. Click "View Properties"
3. Click "Page Setup"
4. Change top margin to something less than default (like .4)
5. Click OK
6. Go top of page, type some text and/or add control
7. Print preview, on each page I'll see the text and/or control I added?

-JG

Re: Dynamic text and page breaks for Printing

Matt Faus — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:19:39 GMT

Well, it's not EXACTLY a "header", but it looks and performs almost exactly the same. If you just make the top margin of the view you're working in less than default, you can put whatever you want (dynamic/static) at the top of each page (right beneath a page break) and it will look like a header. Or, if you want a page with no header, just put whitespace.

I'm glad you think my JScript workaround is useful! However, I hope it becomes obsolete with MS's decision to add better print support. ( *sheesh* )

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Matt Faus