Tabs in Forms

[BBAL20]

I've created a form seperated in two tabs/pages. The 2nd tab seems to mirror
every text box, label, and format of the 1st tab. When I deleted a text box,
label or change the formatting on one tab in automatically does the same
thing on the other tab. They seem to be bound together. Both tabs/pages will
be bound to the same table but I want to change the formatting and data
values on the 2nd tab without affecting or changing the first tab.

 

[John W. Vinson]

I've created a form seperated in two tabs/pages. The 2nd tab seems to mirror
every text box, label, and format of the 1st tab. When I deleted a text box,
label or change the formatting on one tab in automatically does the same
thing on the other tab. They seem to be bound together. Both tabs/pages will
be bound to the same table but I want to change the formatting and data
values on the 2nd tab without affecting or changing the first tab.

What's happening is that you've put the controls onto the form itself, "in
front of" the tab control - not onto the tab control itself. Just dragging a
control onto the tab page doesn't put it ON the tab page, but rather in front
of it.

To fix, crtl-click each control that belongs on tab page 1. Type Ctrl-X to cut
all the controls to the clipboard. Select the tab page by clicking the tab
(not the surface of the page) - the page should darken to indicate that it's
been selected. Type Ctrl-V to paste and reposition the controls if need be
(they'll be in the upper left corner of the page by default). Then do the same
with the page 2 controls.

 

[M Skabialka]

You haven't created the controls/fields on the actual tab, but on the entire
tab control.

Click on the upper right portion of your tab control rectangle and you will
see the entire rectangle highlighted. Anything you add with this
highlighted will be seen on every tab.
Now click on a tab name - only the area for that page/tab will be
highlighted and anything placed there will only be seen on that page.

HTH
Mich