>If I have to support reports to dot matrix as well as laser printers, do I need to develop two report layouts, one for each type of printer. Also, how can I detect what type (DM or Laser) printer is selected? TIA

Al,

You should use a reporting tool such as Crystal Reports to design your report layouts without having to worry about the type of printer your client has.
About detecting the selected printer, I do not know how to performs such a task, maybe calling one Windows API function.