Why won't the "&" symbol show in Access?

J

Jerry Whittle

Assuming that you are taking forms, the & creates an underscore under the
next letter. For example if you type &Totals in the caption of the button it
will just say Totals (with and underscore under the T). Now if you press Alt
+ t using the keyboard, Access will click the button. No need to use the
mouse!

But you really, really want to name something B&B! In that case put two
ampersands back to back. B&&B will then display as B&B.
 
B

Beetle

If you want to display the "&" character in a label or something you need to
double it up like "&&". This is because the single "&" is used as a keyboard
shortcut method and will put an underscore in the label, command button, etc.

HTH
 
G

Gina Whipp

Rebecca,

Try entering it twice Up && Down.

Just a side note, when posting a question, it usually helps to use the big
white space to give more details: Version of Access, what you are trying to,
sample data, etc...
 
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