How to change style of existing form in Access 2003?

[workingonit]

I'm trying to change the style of an existing form in Access 2003. I can't
use the Form Wizard, because Access 2007 is also installed where I'm
working--and under those circumstances, Form Wizard will not deal with a 2003
form.

I tried looking at the form in Design View but do not see any way there to
change its style... and the Help system gave no pertinent response when I
typed "change style of form."

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

It is easier to either re-create the form in whichever style you want, then
copy any properties, or simply manually changes the items that need
changing. I'd prefer the manual approach since it will tale only about 10
minutes.

 

[workingonit]

Thanks Arvin. What I need to do is change the style to Sandstone. How can I
do that? When I follow the instructions I've found online--"In Design view,
you would select what you want to change, and then click AutoFormat on the
Format menu and make your choices," I just get the message, "Invalid
procedure call or argument." Any ideas?

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

You would have to make each change separately. For instance, you need to
change the form's Picture property to the Sandstone bitmap, all the text to
Arial 9 pt., and the labels to Bold.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
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