resize form controls?

[t.a.smith]

Can you resize a control (field) on the form and move it independently of the
others wherever you want to on the form? I want to place the First and Last
Name fields next to each other and the address right below. I also want to
group some Medical information on the right side of the form independently.
All the controls seem to resize all together. I see the anchoring will move
a field up or down, but not with the freedom I'd like to use.

 

[Larry Linson]

Are you asking if the Access user can resize and move a control on a form in
form view, manually, with keys or the mouse? The answer is that capability
is not provided natively, but you can write code to do the general things
you ask about. Each control has its own properties, that are not shared by
other controls: among those are Top and Left which control location, Width
and Height which control the size, other properties that control the font
size and color.

All these can be accessed with the Form in Design View, but I don't think
that's what you were asking.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Office Access MVP

 

[John W. Vinson]

Can you resize a control (field) on the form and move it independently of the
others wherever you want to on the form? I want to place the First and Last
Name fields next to each other and the address right below. I also want to
group some Medical information on the right side of the form independently.
All the controls seem to resize all together. I see the anchoring will move
a field up or down, but not with the freedom I'd like to use.

A2007 has this (rather obnoxious) new feature, defaulting to group all
controls. I don't have the version handy at the moment, but if I recall, you
can click the Arrange choice on the ribbon and ungroup them. They can then be
manipulated individually.

 

[vickyshowtime225]

Can you resize a control (field) on the form and move it independently of
the
others wherever you want to on the form? I want to place the First and
Last
Name fields next to each other and the address right below. I also want
to
group some Medical information on the right side of the form
independently.
All the controls seem to resize all together. I see the anchoring will
move
a field up or down, but not with the freedom I'd like to use.

 

[Peter's Software]

Try right-clicking on the controls in design view, then change the
Layout properties for the group of controls. I think you can set it
the Layout grouping to "none".

Peter De Baets
http://www.peterssoftware.com