using images as form background

[Guest]

my access 2003 database has grown from approx 30,000KB to 130,000KB just
because i have added a few images.

about 20 of my forms have the same image for their background. the image
size is only 100KB.

Why would my database grow so much? am i doing something wrong?

when i insert an image into a form i use from the forms design menu insert -
image.

 

[Rick Brandt]

my access 2003 database has grown from approx 30,000KB to 130,000KB
just because i have added a few images.

about 20 of my forms have the same image for their background. the
image size is only 100KB.

Why would my database grow so much? am i doing something wrong?

when i insert an image into a form i use from the forms design menu
insert - image.

The compressed version of the form is not what is used if you are using Jpeg or
similar. It is converted to a bitmap (usually a BIG one).

I would just pick a nice background color and leave it at that. The image
backgrounds are seldom used in serious apps for the very reason you are
experiencing.

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

Images usually bloat the database because Access must convert them to a
bitmap in order to display them. You can use a large image control which
covers the form and load the image when the form loads. Place your other
controls on top of the image control and it will look the same as your form
backgrounds.
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