Change a quantity in a Microsoft Access printout
Adjust quantities on a quote, purchase order or packing list. This works on the PDF Microsoft Access printed, even when its letters are only drawn shapes.
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How to do it
- 1.Drop your Microsoft Print to PDF file into MythosPDF. Drawn letters are turned back into text in a few seconds.
- 2.Type the new quantity in its cell.
- 3.Update line totals and the grand total, then Export PDF.
How Microsoft Access prints
- • Reports print field values into fixed boxes laid out in the report designer.
- • Totals and page numbers print as text computed at print time.
- • Nothing links back to the database once printed.
What that means when you change a quantity
- • Letters you type that already appear in the printout, in the same font, are copied from its own letter shapes, so they print identically.
- • Digits are recovered like letters, so a changed number keeps the printed digit shapes and spacing.
- • After export, the recovered text can be selected, copied and searched, which the printout could not do.
What happens to the rest of the page
- • Numbers keep their column alignment.
- • The PDF does not recalculate, so check the totals.
Questions people ask
+Can I add a line item?
Yes. Add a table row above or below an existing item.
+Why can't I select text in my Microsoft Print to PDF file?
The driver often draws every letter as a shape instead of writing text. MythosPDF reads those shapes and turns them back into real text before you edit.
+Is it better to reprint from Microsoft Access?
If you still have the Microsoft Access file and a lot to change, yes. For a quick fix to the PDF you already have, editing it is faster.
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