Text box

In Access 2003, how do i get a text box to appear blanked out upon opening
the form.
I can get it to change upon editing a tick box but cannot get it to open
like this

Thanks,
Matt

Is it bound or unbound? If bound, it's going to show whatever's in the field
in the underlying recordset, or the default value for the field (or the text
box) if it's a new row. If unbound, it should be blank, unless you've
defined a default value for the text box.

If all else fails, you can set it to blank in the form's Load event.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)


"Matt Dawson" wrote in message
...
In Access 2003, how do i get a text box to appear blanked out upon opening
the form.
I can get it to change upon editing a tick box but cannot get it to open
like this

Thanks,
Matt

Sorry i phrased my question awfully!

What I meant was, how do i make it enabled or disabled upon the form
start-up. I can make it interchange between the two when using check boxes.
But I need it to e disabled upon opening the form!

Matt

"Douglas J. Steele" wrote:

Is it bound or unbound? If bound, it's going to show whatever's in the field
in the underlying recordset, or the default value for the field (or the text
box) if it's a new row. If unbound, it should be blank, unless you've
defined a default value for the text box.

If all else fails, you can set it to blank in the form's Load event.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)


"Matt Dawson" wrote in message
...
In Access 2003, how do i get a text box to appear blanked out upon opening
the form.
I can get it to change upon editing a tick box but cannot get it to open
like this

Thanks,
Matt

In the properties for the text box, go to the "data" tab and change the
"enabled" and "locked" properties to "yes" (or you may want to experiment
which option you want for each). To show that the box has been disabled you
may want to change the colour. In the "format" tab change the "back color".

"Matt Dawson" wrote:

Sorry i phrased my question awfully!

What I meant was, how do i make it enabled or disabled upon the form
start-up. I can make it interchange between the two when using check boxes.
But I need it to e disabled upon opening the form!

Matt

"Douglas J. Steele" wrote:

Is it bound or unbound? If bound, it's going to show whatever's in the field
in the underlying recordset, or the default value for the field (or the text
box) if it's a new row. If unbound, it should be blank, unless you've
defined a default value for the text box.

If all else fails, you can set it to blank in the form's Load event.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)


"Matt Dawson" wrote in message
...
In Access 2003, how do i get a text box to appear blanked out upon opening
the form.
I can get it to change upon editing a tick box but cannot get it to open
like this

Thanks,
Matt

Thanks!

"scubadiver" wrote:

In the properties for the text box, go to the "data" tab and change the
"enabled" and "locked" properties to "yes" (or you may want to experiment
which option you want for each). To show that the box has been disabled you
may want to change the colour. In the "format" tab change the "back color".

"Matt Dawson" wrote:

Sorry i phrased my question awfully!

What I meant was, how do i make it enabled or disabled upon the form
start-up. I can make it interchange between the two when using check boxes.
But I need it to e disabled upon opening the form!

Matt

"Douglas J. Steele" wrote:

Is it bound or unbound? If bound, it's going to show whatever's in the field
in the underlying recordset, or the default value for the field (or the text
box) if it's a new row. If unbound, it should be blank, unless you've
defined a default value for the text box.

If all else fails, you can set it to blank in the form's Load event.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)


"Matt Dawson" wrote in message
...
In Access 2003, how do i get a text box to appear blanked out upon opening
the form.
I can get it to change upon editing a tick box but cannot get it to open
like this

Thanks,
Matt