Customize Nongraphical Forms

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Note This procedure does not apply to Sage 100 Premium.

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You can customize the size and alignment of forms, as well as specify the print position for each data field on form printing options. You can also customize the heading and titles, and add or delete fields on the form. As you customize a form, you can save the settings using a single-character form code, which allows you to create and save multiple formats.

Expand/Collapse item  Before You Begin

  • This feature is available only if the applicable graphical forms check box on the Forms tab is cleared in the module's Options window.

 

To customize a nongraphical form

  1. Access the form printing task to customize.

  2. In the form printing window, select a form code.

  3. Click Form.

  4. On the Forms Customization Header tab, customize the general form alignment information to suit your needs. For more information, see Forms Customization - Fields.

  5. Select the Print Descriptions check box to print headers individually for each field. If this check box is cleared, all header printing is suppressed and cannot be changed.

  6. Select the Form Feed check box to force a form feed at the end of each form to prevent creeping on subsequent pages. This makes setting the length of the form unnecessary.

  7. In the Length of Form field, set the length to 63 or 64 for Laser and Desk Jet Windows printers. If you are printing to a dot matrix printer or a Device Configurator Physical device, set the length to 66. An incorrect setting may cause the form to creep if the Form Feed check box is not selected.

  8. The Top Margin field setting is used only for forms printed using Windows printer drivers. Changing the top margin moves the entire form up or down vertically.

  1. On the Forms Customization Detail tab, specify the data to print and the print positions of each available data field for the form.

  2. Click Accept to save the settings you defined.

  3. If you are customizing a form in Job Invoice Printing or Payroll Check Printing:

  1. Click Options to specify the numeric masks and other options for the form.

  2. In the Job Invoice Printing - Form Options or Check Printing - Form Options window, customize the numeric masks that determine how dollar amounts print and other information is used for the form, and then click OK. For more information, see Job Invoice Printing - Form Options - Fields or Check Printing - Form Options - Fields.

You can now print the form using your customized settings.