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Printer.ColorMode Property (Access)

Returns or sets an AcPrintColor constant representing whether the specified printer should print output in color or monochrome. Read/write.

Syntax

expression .ColorMode

expression A variable that represents a Printer object.

Example

The following example sets a variety of printer settings for the form specified in the strFormname argument of the procedure.

Sub SetPrinter(strFormname As String) 
 
 DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:=strFormname, view:=acDesign, _ 
 datamode:=acFormEdit, windowmode:=acHidden 
 
 With Forms(form1).Printer 
 
 .TopMargin = 1440 
 .BottomMargin = 1440 
 .LeftMargin = 1440 
 .RightMargin = 1440 
 
 .ColumnSpacing = 360 
 .RowSpacing = 360 
 
  .ColorMode = acPRCMColor 
 .DataOnly = False 
 .DefaultSize = False 
 .ItemSizeHeight = 2880 
 .ItemSizeWidth = 2880 
 .ItemLayout = acPRVerticalColumnLayout 
 .ItemsAcross = 6 
 
 .Copies = 1 
 .Orientation = acPRORLandscape 
 .Duplex = acPRDPVertical 
 .PaperBin = acPRBNAuto 
 .PaperSize = acPRPSLetter 
 .PrintQuality = acPRPQMedium 
 
 End With 
 
 DoCmd.Close objecttype:=acForm, objectname:=strFormname, _ 
 Save:=acSaveYes 
 
 
End Sub 

See Also

Concepts

Printer Object Members

Printer Object