No labels with text boxes

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Flick Olmsford

When I use the toolbox to create a textbox in my form, I no longer get the
labels for the captions along with them. They stopped automatically
appearing with the text box.

Where did they go and how do I get them back?
 
J

Jeff Boyce

I've seen this when the default of the control is re-set to not include the
label control.

First, set up a control the way you want it (i.e., a textbox control with an
associated label control -- if you aren't sure how to, post back). Then,
with the control highlighted (in design view), select <Format | Set Control
Default...> to tell Access to use the settings (label, font, etc.) as the
default for the control-type.

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Office/Access MVP
 
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Flick Olmsford

That worked. Thanks.


Jeff Boyce said:
I've seen this when the default of the control is re-set to not include the
label control.

First, set up a control the way you want it (i.e., a textbox control with an
associated label control -- if you aren't sure how to, post back). Then,
with the control highlighted (in design view), select <Format | Set Control
Default...> to tell Access to use the settings (label, font, etc.) as the
default for the control-type.

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Office/Access MVP
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Stuart McCall

Flick Olmsford said:
When I use the toolbox to create a textbox in my form, I no longer get the
labels for the captions along with them. They stopped automatically
appearing with the text box.

Where did they go and how do I get them back?
Click to expand...

Open your form in design view. Open the toolbox and click on the textbox
icon (ab|). Go to the property sheet, click on the Format tab and set the
"Auto Label" property to Yes. Voila.

What you have just done is to switched on the default AutoLabel property for
textboxes. You can also toggle this property on and off for other controls,
such as the combo box.
 
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