access 2007 design controls

I am using Access 2007 and am very frustrated. Each time I use a wizard to
create a form it "groups" all the controls together. So..... if I resize the
label--it resizes the control field. Or I resize one control or more one
control--it moves all controls and labels that it has "grouped" together. I
say "grouped" but apparantly, they are not actaully grouped using that action
because I cannot select the controls and click "ungroup" --- it is disabled.
And so is "grouped" by the way. Is there some security feature I need to
turn off? Is this no longer called grouping? I just want all my controls to
be individually sized and move as I wish, including their attached labels.
Also, I do not have this problem if I create a form from scratch and select
the fields one by one.

The new control padding is actually one of my favourite features..but, it
can get in your way.


Open up the form in design mode. Click on that one text box.

Now, in he ribbon, click on he arrange tab

at this point you can ht the remove button (right beside the tabular, and
stacked button on the ribbon).

if you wan to remove *all* items from this stacked (or tabular) group, then
click on a text box that is still part of this grouping (you can't use the
one we just un-grouped).

When you click on it...all textboxes in the group will highlight, and a "+"
symbol will appear to the upper left of the whole grouping. click on that,
and then hit the "remove" button.

The tabular options for building continues forms is actually one of the
nicer new features of a2007, and is a *incredible* time saver, as it allows
you to move both your detail and form heading section at the same
time...saving HUGE amounts of time....


--
Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP)
Edmonton, Alberta Canada

Hi Kathy,

I have been designing databases since Access 2 and with 2007 i feel like an
idiot. Isn't it sad that we have to come to a forum for an answer on how to
move a control?

"Kathy" wrote:

I am using Access 2007 and am very frustrated. Each time I use a wizard to
create a form it "groups" all the controls together. So..... if I resize the
label--it resizes the control field. Or I resize one control or more one
control--it moves all controls and labels that it has "grouped" together. I
say "grouped" but apparantly, they are not actaully grouped using that action
because I cannot select the controls and click "ungroup" --- it is disabled.
And so is "grouped" by the way. Is there some security feature I need to
turn off? Is this no longer called grouping? I just want all my controls to
be individually sized and move as I wish, including their attached labels.
Also, I do not have this problem if I create a form from scratch and select
the fields one by one.