Color of a Tab Contol

[Evan Scamman]

I am placing a subform (continuous form view) in a Tab Control.
I don't want the subform to appear as a seperate item, I want the controls
in it to appear as if they are placed directly on the Tab control.
However, the subform and the tab control have different color backgrounds.
I can't seem to change the background setting for either - must be an Access
default.

So, I was going to create a rectangle on the subform, and then assign it's
color to the same color as the tab control. But, I can't even find what
color this is.

Any ideas how to set both the tab and the subform to the same background
color?

Thank you,
Evan

 

[Gina Whipp]

Evan,

Yes, this is a problem with Access on Win XP and Vista. (Your choice is
white for tab cotrol and subforms if you want them to match)

Other than switching to Windows Classic, the other solution is to uncheck
the 'Use Windows Themed Controls' check box under: Tools | Options |
Forms/Reports

I have not checked to see if this problem still exists in 2007.

There is a custom optional available at http://www.lebans.com/tabcolors.htm

 

[Guest]

If you click on the form "Detail", which is anywhere on the body of the form
(not on a control) and open properties, there is a back color property you
can set on both the tab and subform.