Colour change

[FloodEbb]

I have a form with numerous drop down boxes(combo box) whose background
colour is white. When entering data in the fields and then using tab (or
mouse) to move on to the next fields, the box turns dark blue, making the
entry content unreadable.
The "format" of the boxes remains unaltered when I look at the design view,
and if I go back a record and then forward again the blue disappears !
Can anyone shed any light on this problem please
Thanks

 

[Allen Browne]

You didn't say what version of Access this is, but if you are using A2007,
it may be a known bug.

Firstly ensure you have Service Pack 2 applied.
Click Office Button | Access Options | Resources.
Under 'About Microsoft Access...', you should see "SP2" after the version.
If not, download it from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...18-79ea-46c6-8a81-9db49b4ab6e5&displaylang=en

If the problem persists after that, download this hotfix:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974995

You will notice that hotfix is designed to address this issue.

If you can't do that for some reason, you may be able to work around the
issue by setting the AlternateBackColor property of the form's (Detail?)
section to something else.

 

[FloodEbb]

You guessed right Allen, it is A2007 that I am using. Thanks very much I used
the hotfix and it has solved the problem. Thanks also for the very speedy
response - Brilliant all round