>What is the best way to use the report designer to format a repot to fit on 11x14 paper?
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Define the paper size through the Page Setup dialog (File...Page Setup...Print Setup).

>I also want to send the report is ASCII format with out any graphics, some of the old line printers really slow down when they go into graphics mode printing.

You can only use the ASCII clause when writing to a file. I'm not sure if using a non-true type font prints in graphics mode or not. You might want to do some experimenting with various fonts. Obviously, you also want to avoid using any graphics in the report.

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>Also, is there a way to create a report that is not based on the printer that you have defined in Windows? (Just a generic report that is printer independant)
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I've heard someone say that they were able to preview a report on a machine that didn't have any printer drivers installed, but that surprises me. You certainly can't print without a printer driver. The problem is that VFP needs to know which printer driver you want so it knows where page breaks will fall and other printer specific issues. There is a generic printer driver that you can install.