Color field will not print to PDF

[Jebber]

I created a field called "background color" that is conditional. So if a company is a current customer, this field will be solid green. I placed this field behind several other fields so that the entire row is green ( or other color depending on condition ). On the screen, everything is perfect with the color, but when I print to printer or to PDF the this "Background color" field does not print. In otherwords, the background is green on the screen just like I want it but it does not print to printer or PDF like is shown on screen. I also made sure that the color field is not touching any border that may prevent it from printing. I even experimented with reducing its size to check to see if that was a problem. No change. Can someone help?

[LaRetta]

Hi!

I use conditional rows all the time and it prints to printer and pdf just fine. Why are you using a FIELD for this? Unless it is a table, a field isn't needed (text or buttons will not show in table rows). I wonder if it is a version difference. Please try this:

Select your text tool and draw a rectangle then type a single space in it. Attach conditional formatting with your criteria, something like:

CustomerStatus = "Current"

... and select a fill color. If your field isn't a calculation, it wouldn't work anyway but it's best to eliminate an extra field when possible and just use text or button for conditional row indicators etc.

Edited July 24, 2010 by Guest