i have a very important field to make people very aware of the data.
I would like this information to flash on and off. Can anyone help ?

In news:4E5D16FF-1B48-43BE-80CF-(E-Mail Removed),
SteveF <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> i have a very important field to make people very aware of the data.
> I would like this information to flash on and off. Can anyone help ?

You can use the form's Timer event for this: set an appropriate value
for the TimerInterval property, and in the Timer event, toggle some
property of the control. The control's Visible (True or False), or
ForeColor (one color or another) properties are likely candidates.

However, be aware that people **HATE** flashing fields, and for some
small number of people, flashing at certain frequencies may even cause
seizures. I strongly recommend that you not use flashing text unless
you really, really need to. There are other ways to highlight important
information, such as making it bold, or a different color, or changing
its BackColor, or putting a big red border around it, or displaying a
great big, red arrow next to it ...

If you feel you must use flashing text, may I suggest that you only
flash it a few times, and then stop?

--
Dirk Goldgar, MS Access MVP
www.datagnostics.com

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SteveF <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>i have a very important field to make people very aware of the data.
>I would like this information to flash on and off. Can anyone help ?

That is very visually distracting. I'd suggest making the background
a light red. and/or enlarging the font.

Tony
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