I recently switched from Access 2003 to 2007. I have found when I create a
report in report wizard the label and text box are connected. If I move one,
the other one goes with it. It seems like it should be so easy to delete one
and not the other or just move the location of one and not the other.
However, I can not figure out how to do this.

CSO Alicia <CSO Alicia @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I recently switched from Access 2003 to 2007. I have found when I create a
>report in report wizard the label and text box are connected. If I move one,
>the other one goes with it. It seems like it should be so easy to delete one
>and not the other or just move the location of one and not the other.
>However, I can not figure out how to do this.


I don't use A2007 enough to know if it's much different but
in all previous versions you can just lick on the label and
hit the delete key to get rid of it.

To move one without moving the other, drag the upper left
handle (where the mouse pointer changes to a hand/finger.

If you want to detach the label from the text box, click on
the label, Cut it and then select a blank area in the
section and Paste it, Then you can drag it wherever.

--
Marsh
MVP [MS Access]

Alicia I'm having the same problem. If you found thee solution could you
please post it? I was not able to make Marshall's suggestions work.
Thanks

"CSO Alicia" wrote:

> I recently switched from Access 2003 to 2007. I have found when I create a
> report in report wizard the label and text box are connected. If I move one,
> the other one goes with it. It seems like it should be so easy to delete one
> and not the other or just move the location of one and not the other.
> However, I can not figure out how to do this.

Make sure you are in **design** view when you try to do this
kind of thing. I believe that layout view does not allow
much more than formatting changes.
--
Marsh
MVP [MS Access]


Lost but trying hard <Lost but trying
(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Alicia I'm having the same problem. If you found thee solution could you
>please post it? I was not able to make Marshall's suggestions work.
>Thanks
>
>"CSO Alicia" wrote:
>
>> I recently switched from Access 2003 to 2007. I have found when I create a
>> report in report wizard the label and text box are connected. If I move one,
>> the other one goes with it. It seems like it should be so easy to delete one
>> and not the other or just move the location of one and not the other.
>> However, I can not figure out how to do this.

CSO Alicia wrote:
> I recently switched from Access 2003 to 2007. I have found when I
> create a report in report wizard the label and text box are
> connected. If I move one, the other one goes with it. It seems like
> it should be so easy to delete one and not the other or just move
> the location of one and not the other. However, I can not figure out
> how to do this.

When working with controls, there should be an Arrange tab, with a
group called Control Layout. The button called Remove within that group
should allow that.

--
Roy-Vidar

Have any of you found the solution to this? 2007 does not operate like 2003
as there are not separate "handles" for the label and text box. I'm
wondering if it is a bug in 2007? I'd appreciate any help/suggestions.
Thanks.

"RoyVidar" wrote:

> CSO Alicia wrote:
> > I recently switched from Access 2003 to 2007. I have found when I
> > create a report in report wizard the label and text box are
> > connected. If I move one, the other one goes with it. It seems like
> > it should be so easy to delete one and not the other or just move
> > the location of one and not the other. However, I can not figure out
> > how to do this.
>
> When working with controls, there should be an Arrange tab, with a
> group called Control Layout. The button called Remove within that group
> should allow that.
>
> --
> Roy-Vidar
>
>
>

Open report in design view, click on the Arrange ribbon, click on the label you wish to move, click on the Remove button under the Control Layout section of the Arrange ribbon, then either move the label or the text box.

> On Friday, September 05, 2008 12:28 PM CSO Alicia wrote:

> I recently switched from Access 2003 to 2007. I have found when I create a
> report in report wizard the label and text box are connected. If I move one,
> the other one goes with it. It seems like it should be so easy to delete one
> and not the other or just move the location of one and not the other.
> However, I can not figure out how to do this.


>> On Friday, September 05, 2008 3:06 PM Marshall Barton wrote:

>> CSO Alicia <CSO Alicia @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't use A2007 enough to know if it's much different but
>> in all previous versions you can just lick on the label and
>> hit the delete key to get rid of it.
>>
>> To move one without moving the other, drag the upper left
>> handle (where the mouse pointer changes to a hand/finger.
>>
>> If you want to detach the label from the text box, click on
>> the label, Cut it and then select a blank area in the
>> section and Paste it, Then you can drag it wherever.
>>
>> --
>> Marsh
>> MVP [MS Access]


>>> On Saturday, September 06, 2008 6:48 PM Lost but trying har wrote:

>>> Alicia I am having the same problem. If you found thee solution could you
>>> please post it? I was not able to make Marshall's suggestions work.
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> "CSO Alicia" wrote:


>>>> On Sunday, September 07, 2008 11:13 AM Marshall Barton wrote:

>>>> Make sure you are in **design** view when you try to do this
>>>> kind of thing. I believe that layout view does not allow
>>>> much more than formatting changes.
>>>> --
>>>> Marsh
>>>> MVP [MS Access]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lost but trying hard <Lost but trying
>>>> (E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>>>>> On Sunday, September 07, 2008 1:17 PM RoyVidar wrote:

>>>>> CSO Alicia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> When working with controls, there should be an Arrange tab, with a
>>>>> group called Control Layout. The button called Remove within that group
>>>>> should allow that.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Roy-Vidar


>>>>>> On Thursday, October 30, 2008 3:04 PM L wrote:

>>>>>> Have any of you found the solution to this? 2007 does not operate like 2003
>>>>>> as there are not separate "handles" for the label and text box. I'm
>>>>>> wondering if it is a bug in 2007? I'd appreciate any help/suggestions.
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "RoyVidar" wrote:


>>>>>>> On Friday, October 31, 2008 1:32 AM Chuck wrote:

>>>>>>> On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:04:01 -0700, L.K. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The report wizard may be your problem. I've never used A2007, however, give
>>>>>>> this a try. Delete one control with its label and manually replace it with a
>>>>>>> text box. The label that comes along with the text box may be movable
>>>>>>> separately.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chuck


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[Access of old]

Trying to come up to speed with a later version of Access as I am use to older versions.

In Arrange Tab, Ther is a block called "Control layout". This has three options on the left "Tabular", "Stacked" and "Remove". Click on Remove and it frees them all up.