Using RibbonX Images in Form command buttons

[calavera2043]

While looking at the Access 2007 template I noticed that some of the command
buttons on the form reference bitmaps that are part of the Office 2007 icon
gallery. I tried to add some of these references to my own form buttons and
access came back with an error that it could not find the bitmap file.
I've been looking for a thread that addresses this topic and I haven't found
any.
Any ideas on how to this? The templates look very cool with the Office 2007
icons and I would like that look on my own forms.

thanks in advance

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

I'd do a search for .bmp files, .ico files, and any dll that may contain
them. If you cannot find the bitmap, you might try a workaround by using a
screen capture program, like SnagIt:

http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp


Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
http://www.accessmvp.com

 

[Mark Andrews]

What I did was the following:
- Made a ribbon using various buttons
- I wanted to use similar icons on the forms that are opened when you click
the ribbon button so I:
- use snagit to capture the icon
- used snagit editor to change some of the color around the icon to the
same color used on my form
- saved the icon as a bmp file
- then just used the bmp file as normal

As far as I know you can't reference any these icons (except in the ribbon).

HTH,
Mark Andrews
RPT Software
http://www.rptsoftware.com