buttons - where are they?

[Guest]

I have learned quite abit by reading the messages in this newsgroup. I have
also learned quite abit by looking at the techniques used within the office
templates.

I have 2 questions. The first being is about the buttons used on the
templates I see a lot of them use a arrow button. When I look at the
properties I see the path of the picture as c:\buttonarrow.bmp. I however can
not locate this file. It does say embeded. I dont know if that means
anything. How can I create another button using this picture?

Second question actually goes along with the first. I currently have form
with tabs. If I copy a field from one of the tabs and paste it onto another
tab - it displays on all tabs - same location. I tried using a paste special
with same results. Is there something I am doing wrong?

Thanks,
Jack

 

[Guest]

If you have the Control Wizard turned on in your toolbox, and then you place
a button onto a form, you will have the Command Button Wizard come up on your
screen. If you now choose Record Navigation as your Category, and Go To Next
Record as your Action, and then hit the Next button, you will go to a window
that allows you to choose a picture of an arrow or hand pointing to the
right. Once you choose that picture, it will show up on the button.

 

[Guest]

Jack,

I'm guessing that the reason the copied control displays on all the tabs is
because it is not actually on any tab, but above the tab control itself (in
other words, if you were to move the entire tab control out of the way, the
copied control would still be in the same location on the form). Try copying
the control, then clicking on the tab onto which you want it to be copied,
then pasting.

-Michael

 

[John Gray]

I assume you're working in Access, the database application...

<First>
To add or change a button image...
- Once you drop a button on your form, bring up the "Properties" window.
- Go to the "Format" tab of the "Properties" window.
- Find the "Picture" property (probably near the top). The value may say "none"
- Click in the field value, and you'll see the ellipsis (...) on the right-hand side.
- Click the ellipsis, which will bring up the Picture Builder.
- Click on an image name (eg: "Go To Next") to see a sample image.
- Scroll through the list of images until you find the one you want, click OK

Your button should now be sporting a new look.


<Second>
This may have something to do with how you select the tab.

Try the following (for visual clarity, add a new/blank tab page to your
Tab Control you can delete it later):
- click on the Tab Control, near the top edge, but *not* on the tabs.
You should see the selection markers around the *whole* control.
If you paste here ([CTRL+V), your field will end up on the form,
*behind* the Tab Control.
- now, click on the tab itself. You should see selection markers *inside*
the perimeter of that particular sheet.
If you paste here ([CTRL+V), your field will end up on that tab page only,
as expected.
- now click inside the page -- the selection markers totally disappear.
If you paste here ([CTRL+V), your field will end up on the form,
behind the Tab Control.
When the field ends up on the form, behind the Tab Control, it will show through
each and every tab page, at the exact same position.

If you're doing anything other than the 2nd example (click on the tab itself),
that's likely the cause of your problem.

John