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Tab Control
On a form. is there a way to get a tab control with a vertical scrollbar?
If not, I'll have to use a sub-form (but I'd rather not). Thanks. bob |
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Tab Control
In a word, "No." Sorry. One of the purposes of Tabbed Controls is to avoid
having to scroll down a form. You could use a subform on the Tabbed page. -- There's ALWAYS more than one way to skin a cat! Answers/posts based on Access 2000/2003 Message posted via AccessMonster.com http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/For...forms/201002/1 |
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Tab Control
Thanks.
I want to have a small area of the form scroll-able, but not the entire form (which fits nicely on a single screen ... assuming I can have just this area of the form scrollable). There are quite a few controls in this area of the form, and they're only used sometimes (they're generally considered "optional" ... from the standpoint of how the application is used). The rest of the form contains no tabbed controls or subforms ... I just wanted something "special" for this area of the form. It would make it look much "cleaner" to the user. So I guess I'm stuck with a subform for this area of the screen... Thanks again... bob "Linq Adams via AccessMonster.com" u28780@uwe wrote in message news:a443c47c60e7e@uwe... In a word, "No." Sorry. One of the purposes of Tabbed Controls is to avoid having to scroll down a form. You could use a subform on the Tabbed page. -- There's ALWAYS more than one way to skin a cat! Answers/posts based on Access 2000/2003 Message posted via AccessMonster.com http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/For...forms/201002/1 |
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"Bob Howard" wrote
So I guess I'm stuck with a subform for this area of the screen... "Stuck" is not a particularly apt term... you will be using a subform for one of the reasons it exists. You can work with its Format properties to make it look "less like a typical subform" which may take some of the "sting" out of "having" to use it. It has always puzzled me when people say what they want to accomplish, and then say, "but not using ..." the specific tool or feature that Access provides to do exactly what they want to do. Larry Linson Microsoft Office Access MVP |
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Tab Control
"Larry Linson" wrote in message ... "Bob Howard" wrote So I guess I'm stuck with a subform for this area of the screen... "Stuck" is not a particularly apt term... you will be using a subform for one of the reasons it exists. You can work with its Format properties to make it look "less like a typical subform" which may take some of the "sting" out of "having" to use it. It has always puzzled me when people say what they want to accomplish, and then say, "but not using ..." the specific tool or feature that Access provides to do exactly what they want to do. Larry Linson Microsoft Office Access MVP Well, I guess I was putting it that way because the form (overall) contains a significant amount of VBA code and it would be nice to be able to keep it all in one place. I have nothing against subforms per se ... I'm just going after simplicity. bob |
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"Bob Howard" wrote
Well, I guess I was putting it that way because the form (overall) contains a significant amount of VBA code and it would be nice to be able to keep it all in one place. I have nothing against subforms per se ... I'm just going after simplicity. I rather like having the code in the (logical) place for code for a particular purpose. Over the years, I wrote a lot of programs where all the code was in one "lump" and executed (usually) from front to back. In that environment, when I wanted to look at the code for a particular feature, I had to search for it. When event-driven development came about, I knew to look for code in a particular place... usually starting with the event property that would cause it to execute. I guess "you pays your money and takes your choice" as to which one you like best. Larry Linson Microsoft Office Access MVP |
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