fields in a form

[EdH]

I have a form that is has several memo fields, so it is more than one page.
But there are several key fields that I want to remain showing on the top of
the page, as I scroll down to fill in the other fields. In essense, it would
be as if the key fields are remaining stagnant like in a title. On excel, it
would be a matter of freezing panes. Is there a way to do this?

 

[Pete D.]

Put the fields in the header for the form.

 

[John W. Vinson/MVP]

I have a form that is has several memo fields, so it is more than one page.
But there are several key fields that I want to remain showing on the top of
the page, as I scroll down to fill in the other fields. In essense, it would
be as if the key fields are remaining stagnant like in a title. On excel, it
would be a matter of freezing panes. Is there a way to do this?

One way - which avoids scrolling altogether - is to use a Tab Control.
Put the static data in textboxes or other controls on the top of the
form, and put a Tab Control below those controls; put a textbox for
the memo fields, one on each page of the tab control.

 

[EdH]

Wow - no wonder I couldn't figure it out. I assumed it would be difficult &
it was that simple.

 

[Linq Adams via AccessMonster.com]

Lkie John, I would recommend using a tabbed control, as well. Here's a quick
little tutorial I give people on the use of Tabbed Pages. It addresses some
of the more common problems experienced in using them:

First thing to remember is that the Tabbed Pages are all part of a single
form; think of it as a really long form turned on its side. Because it is all
one form, all referencing to any control on it is done in the same manner as
if they were all on one single screen. Create a form in Design View. Goto the
toolbox and click on the Tabbed Control icon; it actually looks like several
manila file folders. Place it on your form and adjust the size to your liking.
If you need more than the two tabbed pages it initially gives you, click on
the tabbed control to select it. Goto Insert and click on Tabbed Control Page
and another tabbed page will be added. Do this as many times as necessary.

This is the really important part: when you go to add a control to a tabbed
page, you must first click to select one of the pages, then add the control.
Otherwise, the control will be added to the form itself, and will show thru
on all tabbed pages!

Once you have the form's Control Source (your table or a query) set up, you
simple add controls as you normally would, heeding the above paragraph.

Also important to understand! If you go to move a control from one part of
your main form to a tabbed page, cannot drag and drop it! You must cut it,
select the tabbed page, then paste it! And if the control has any code behind
it, a GotFocus, OnClick, etc, after dropping it on the tabbed page, you'll
have to "re-connect" it to its code. Select the control, goto Properties,
click to the right of [Event Procedure] on whatever event to bring up the
ellipsis (...) then click it to go to the code window. Exit the code editor
and the control and its event code will be connected.[/font] One
last thing. When trying to access the Properties of the Tabbed Control, such
as the BackStyle, people complain that they can't find property. The problem
is that they haven't selected the Tabbed Control, they've selected one of the
pages of the Tabbed Control! The best way to be sure of selecting the Tabbed
Control itself is to click to the right of the last tab. If you have 2 tabs,
for instance, click in the blank area where Tab 3 would be, if you had a
Tab 3.

 

[John W. Vinson/MVP]

Here's a quick
little tutorial I give people on the use of Tabbed Pages.

VERY nice, Linq! That clarified some confusion that I've had, and I've
been using Tab Controls for years. Do you have this available on a
webpage somewhere? If so I'll add it to my "neat links"...

 

[Pete D.]

I have to appoligize, I also usually use the tab control, I should of been
flamed. Must be thinking about Friday. Pete D.