form editing shortcuts

[mark kubicki]

when editing a form,
is there a way to "group" together several controls so that they can be
"easily" moved together (rather than having to individually select each one
every time and then drag them...)

also, I don't see the frame control in the toolbox; is it not applicable in
ACCESS, or am I looking on the wrong toolbar?

from XL to ACCESS and having a swell time of it, thanks in advance,
mark

 

[Nick Coe \(UK\)]

You should be able to select a group of controls by either
dragging a selection box around them (left click outside
controls and drag box to encompass them), or by using
Shift-click to add/subtract/toggle each control to the
selection.

Alternatively you could select controls using Shift-click
and then select Format|Group from the menu.

Is that not what's happening?

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[mark kubicki]

ohhh ... hidden in the "format menu"...
thanks, mark

 

[Guest]

There are two objects that are frames and two that look sort of like frames.
There are:
Unbound Object Frame
The unbound object frame control displays a picture, chart, or any OLE
object not stored in a table.
Bound Object Frame
A bound object frame control displays a picture, chart, or any OLE object
stored in a table in a Microsoft Access database.
Rectangle
Usuall used as a visual reference or to group other control. Has a few
limited properties.
An Option Group
Looks like a frame or a rectangle, but is used for grouping toggle buttons,
used to group toggle buttons, option buttons, or check boxes.