Changing the background Colour of forms

G

grog

Hi

Can someone tell me how to change the background color of a form or a
section of a form? The help file says to select the section then click
on Fill/Back Color but this has no effect whatsoever on my form . Help

Grog
 
F

fredg

Hi

Can someone tell me how to change the background color of a form or a
section of a form? The help file says to select the section then click
on Fill/Back Color but this has no effect whatsoever on my form . Help

Grog
Click to expand...

If your form has a picture that will over-ride any form section back
color.
Delete the form's picture, then you can set the back color.
It's on the Format tab. It should read (none).
 
G

grog

Thank you fredg,

My form has an autoformat which I can change by selecting "Form" then
clicking on the Autoformat toolbar button. Apart from the autoformat
background, I have no picture embedded.. I have found no way of
removing the autoformat altogether so that I can change the backgroun
color. Does background color mean the back color of a control and not
a section of a form?

thanks

Grog
 
G

grog

Thank you fredg,

My form has an autoformat which I can change by selecting "Form" then
clicking on the Autoformat toolbar button. Apart from the autoformat
background, I have no picture embedded.. I have found no way of
removing the autoformat altogether so that I can change the backgroun
color. Does background color mean the back color of a control and not
a section of a form?

thanks

Grog
 
F

fredg

Thank you fredg,

My form has an autoformat which I can change by selecting "Form" then
clicking on the Autoformat toolbar button. Apart from the autoformat
background, I have no picture embedded.. I have found no way of
removing the autoformat altogether so that I can change the backgroun
color. Does background color mean the back color of a control and not
a section of a form?

thanks

Grog
Click to expand...

Your Autoformat is the picture.
Did you even look at your form's Picture property?

Look at the Form's Property Sheet Format tab.
Find the Picture property.
Your picture property probably reads (bitmap)
Delete it.
Answer Yes when asked if OK to delete the picture property.
Then look at the new Picture property.
It will read (none).

Now set the various section colors as wanted.
 
A

AccessVandal via AccessMonster.com

Grog,

Open the form in design view, right click on the “Detail” bar, click on
Properties,
at Format tab, click on Back Color, click on the “ … “ button,
select the color of your choice.

Do the same if your form has Headers and Footers.
 
G

grog

Thank you FredG,

This is the answer. I didn't realize that the Picture was the
autoformat.

Perfect answer,

thanks,
 
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