How to make form background picture?

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Hello, how would I go about making a form background a picture?
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Do you already have the 'picture' stored in a folder on your computer?
If so, open the form in design view.
Display it's property sheet.
Click on the Format tab.
Click on the Picture property line.
Click on the little button with the 3 dots that appears on that line.
Navigate to the correct picture.
Click OK.
Also set the Picture Type, Picture Size Mode, Picture Alignment, and
Picture Tiling properties as wanted.
 
Try opening the form in design view, click on menu VIEW - Properties. Scroll
down to property Picture. Type in the path and file name of the picture.
 
Hi Fred,

Can you only apply a .bmp to the whole form or is possible to apply the
picture to just the 'detail' part of the page. Is the same possible for the
form header and footer aswell? I've tried looking in the format part of
detail properties by can't find a 'picture' tab to assign it to?

Thanks in Advance

AW
 
Hi Fred,

Can you only apply a .bmp to the whole form or is possible to apply the
picture to just the 'detail' part of the page. Is the same possible for the
form header and footer aswell? I've tried looking in the format part of
detail properties by can't find a 'picture' tab to assign it to?

Thanks in Advance

AW
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The form's property sheet has the Picture property (on the Format
tab). The picture will apply to the whole form. Depending upon the
picture size, you can use the Picture Alignment property to position
the picture on the form.
If you wish a picture just in the detail section (or the Form Header
or Footer section) then use an Image control in that section. Set the
Image's Picture property to the .bmp file. Use the Picture Alignment,
Tiling, Picture Size Mode, etc. properties of the Image control as
needed.
 
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