Border around buttons

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dhstein

How can I make a border around a set of buttons - or somehow make them stand
out as a group. This is mostly esthetics, but maybe there is some other
"grouping" method that would provide additional benefits. Thanks for any
help on this.
 
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Piet Linden

How can I make a border around a set of buttons - or somehow make them stand
out as a group.  This is mostly esthetics, but maybe there is some other
"grouping" method that would provide additional benefits.  Thanks for any
help on this.
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put them inside a frame? What other benefits were you looking for?
 
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dhstein

A frame would be good - how do I do that? I'm not sure what other benefits
I expected - I guess I was just wondering if there was something that Access
did with a "group". But I can't think of much else so please tell me how to
draw a border around them. Thanks.
 
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fredg

A frame would be good - how do I do that? I'm not sure what other benefits
I expected - I guess I was just wondering if there was something that Access
did with a "group". But I can't think of much else so please tell me how to
draw a border around them. Thanks.
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Use the rectangle control (in the tool box).
 
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dhstein

Thanks Fred,

I can't figure out how to change the color of the rectangle line to "red"
and the background inside the rectangle to 'white' so the buttons are
highlighted.
 
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fredg

Thanks Fred,

I can't figure out how to change the color of the rectangle line to "red"
and the background inside the rectangle to 'white' so the buttons are
highlighted.
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Set the rectangle's
BorderStyle to Solid
BorderColor to ....Pick Red from the Line/BorderColor tool button
BorderWidth to .... whatever you select from the BorderWidth property
drop-down list
BackStyle to Normal
BackColor to.... Pick White from the Fill/BackColor tool button
SpecialEffects to Flat

Then, with the rectangle selected, click on Format + SendToBack
to display the other controls on top of the rectangle.
 
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