1. Select the subform.
2. Press Ctrl + X to cut it.
3. Click on the appropriate tab (the label at the top).
4. Press Ctrl + V to paste it.
You can then move it around where you want it on the Tab Control Page
(either by dragging or by using the arrow keys).
The right-click is just like the left-click ... you have to point and click
where you want to affect. Right-click selects AND displays a shortcut menu
of what you can do with what is selected. So if you wanted to use your
right-click in this example:
1. Right-click on the edge of the subform control (the control is selected
and the shortcut menu appears).
2. Click Cut.
3. Right-click on the appropriate tab (the label at the top).
4. Click Paste.
Something that might be helpful is on the Formatting (Form/Report) Toolbar.
At the far left is a drop-down box (when you point to it, it displays
"Object"). If you have named your controls with descriptive names, this
drop-down box can be very helpful in selecting objects on your form
(especially if they are hiding behind something). If you haven't named
them, the Tab Control will be named something like TabCtl0, and the pages on
the Tab Control will be named something like Page1, Page2, etc.
I would suggest if you are frustrated with using the right-click to not use
it (a lot of users struggle with it) -- use the Edit menu, the buttons on
the Toolbar, or the Ctrl keys. The way I learned to remember what the keys
do is that I usually say "Cut, Copy, Paste" ... the keys are in that order
on the keyboard ... X, C, V. Also, what I like about the Ctrl + X, C, V is
that they work almost anywhere ... even if there isn't an Edit menu or a
toolbar with the cut, copy, and paste buttons.
"It seems to be totally arbitrary where I have to right click on the sub
form toget the "data" list that includes the parent and child link fields. "
What you are referring to is the Properties of the subform control. You
must select the outside edge of the subform in order to get these
properties. You will know you have selected the subform control if you see
the 6 sizing handles around the outside edge of the control. Also, the
Object drop-down box I referred to above will contain the name of the
subform.
HTH,
Debbie
| It doesn't work no matter where I right click on the form. I've tried all
| over. I've also tried ctrl/c ctrl/v. ctrl/v does nothing. I know my
copy
| is good because I can PASTE a new copy of the copied form into the FORMS
| area of the database window.
|
| Oh well. I finally got it to drag.
|
| But since you've been working with this, let me ask another question. It
| seems to be totally arbitrary where I have to right click on the sub form
to
| get the "data" list that includes the parent and child link fields. I
have
| no idea what I do when I stumble upon it. I've got one tab page where
I've
| just not been able to get it. Does this make sense? Any experience like
| this?
|
| tia
| laurel
|
| | > Where are you right clicking? It works for me when I right-click on the
| tab
| > at the top.
| >
| > But, then again, I always use Ctrl+c to copy, Ctrl+x to cut, and Ctrl+v
to
| > paste.
| >
| >
| > | > | Drat. This sounds so clever. But when I rightmouse/copy the form and
| > then
| > | click on the tabpage control/right mouse, the 'paste' item in the
right
| > | mouse menu is disabled!!!! Any idea why?
| > |
| > | | > | > I struggled with this myself. Instead of dragging it, try to cut
it,
| > | click
| > | > on the appropriate tab control, then paste it.
| > | >
| > | > HTH,
| > | > Debbie
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > |I have a tab control with 3 tabpages. I want one of those pages to
| > | contain
| > | > | a sub-form. I could swear I had it working properly for a while,
| but
| > | > after
| > | > | I removed it I can no longer get it "stuck" to the tabpage. When
I
| > drag
| > | > in
| > | > | the form onto the tabpage, it ends up actually sitting on top of
the
| > | whole
| > | > | tab control.
| > | > |
| > | > | Am I mistaken in thinking I ever had it working (one does get
dizzy
| > | after
| > | > a
| > | > | while.)
| > | > |
| > | > | If this is do-able can anyone guess what I might be doing wrong?
