Why do unassociated labels on TAB controls cause form to "blink"?

[Chris v.]

I have used unassiciated labels and boxes to "group" controls into categories
for data organizational purposes on the input forms I've created. The
unassiciated labels describe the category (For example: "Section 2: Services
Provided during treatment") of the data. This seems fine in design view, but
when I switch to form view and move the mouse over the unassiciated label,
the entire form "blinks" as I enter and again as I exit the label. Am I using
the wrong tool, or is there a workaround I can to to prevent this "blinking"
from happening?

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

I have used unassiciated labels and boxes to "group" controls into
categories
for data organizational purposes on the input forms I've created. The
unassiciated labels describe the category (For example: "Section 2:
Services
Provided during treatment") of the data. This seems fine in design view,
but
when I switch to form view and move the mouse over the unassiciated label,
the entire form "blinks" as I enter and again as I exit the label. Am I
using
the wrong tool, or is there a workaround I can to to prevent this
"blinking"
from happening?

It's a bug in Access 2003. Supposedly, Service Pack 3 for Office 2003 fixes
it:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938792
Issues that are fixed in Office 2003 by Office 2003 Service Pack 3

If you install SP3, you're going to want to install one of the hotfixes that
follows it:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945280/
Combo box controls and list box controls display no value or incorrect
values in Access 2003 after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945674/
Description of the Access 2003 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package:
December 18, 2007

 

[Chris v.]

Thank you.

SP3 seems to have solved the problem! Now I'll follow the rest of your
advice and install the updates to SP3.

Chris v.