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[alex]

I have an interesting Access question:

In Form view, when I select a checkbox, a box will suddenly appear
around the label next to the checkbox and then disappear. Also, when
I select a checkbox, a box will suddenly appear around a hidden label
next to the checkbox.

This only happens on a few of my controls (checkboxes).

Anyone know what might cause this?

alex

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

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I have an interesting Access question:

In Form view, when I select a checkbox, a box will suddenly appear
around the label next to the checkbox and then disappear. Also, when
I select a checkbox, a box will suddenly appear around a hidden label
next to the checkbox.

This only happens on a few of my controls (checkboxes).

Anyone know what might cause this?

Are you talking about the little "selected object" border, that appears
when the check box has the focus? That's a feature of check boxes that
have attached labels. When the check box has the focus, its attached
label gets a little border around it. That's the only visual way you
can tell that the check box has the focus.

 

[alex]

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Are you talking about the little "selected object" border, that appears
when the check box has the focus? That's a feature of check boxes that
have attached labels. When the check box has the focus, its attached
label gets a little border around it. That's the only visual way you
can tell that the check box has the focus.

Thanks for the response Dirk.

If I look at my Form in design view and then select (for example) a
label, most of the time that label is the only item selected.

Other times, however; when I select a label, the check box next to the
label is also selected, e.g., if I were to drag the label the checkbox
would come with it (as if it were connected in some way).

In form view, the labels and checkboxes that are connected in the way
described above, every time you select the checkbox the selected
object border (as you mentioned) appears.

I'm curious why this happens with some controls and not others.

I literally have controls that do the exact same thing sitting besides
one another. Some are connected, and hence show up with a border in
form view, while others do not.

Is there any way to 'disconnect' a label from a checkbox? I have many
hidden in my Form, and their appearance is discomforting.

alex

 

[Guest]

One way to disconnect them is to click on the label and cut. Them paste and
reposition the label.

 

[Joe]

Alex,

When you select a check box its label will show that it has the
focus. If you don't like that behavior you can delete the label
and add your own label and the check box itself will show the
focus.

HTH,

Joe

 

[alex]

One way to disconnect them is to click on the label and cut. Them paste and
reposition the label.
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KARL DEWEY
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Thanks for the response guys.

I thought that might be the answer.

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

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Thanks for the response Dirk.

If I look at my Form in design view and then select (for example) a
label, most of the time that label is the only item selected.

Other times, however; when I select a label, the check box next to the
label is also selected, e.g., if I were to drag the label the checkbox
would come with it (as if it were connected in some way).

In form view, the labels and checkboxes that are connected in the way
described above, every time you select the checkbox the selected
object border (as you mentioned) appears.

I'm curious why this happens with some controls and not others.

I literally have controls that do the exact same thing sitting besides
one another. Some are connected, and hence show up with a border in
form view, while others do not.

Is there any way to 'disconnect' a label from a checkbox? I have many
hidden in my Form, and their appearance is discomforting.

Many controls can have "attached labels." Most often, when you create a
control using the toolbox, an attached label is created. If you delete
that label and create a new one, the new label will not be attached to
the other control, and won't behave like that. You can detach a label
from a control by cutting it and pasting it back onto the form, and you
can attach a free-standing label to a control by cutting it, then
selecting the control, and pasting the label "onto" the control.