once i setup the report and preview it the margins and page layout change back to the default of 1 inch margins and the layout is portrait. what is going on? thanks for your help
"Are you using A2K? There is a known issue with reports under this version of
Access losing the page setup, caused by the Name AutoCorrect feature. Either
disabling the feature (Tools|Options|General) or installing SR1/1a will also
cure the problem."