I was wondering if anyone has any information on how to change the background colors on command buttons.

From what I can see, Access uses the settings from the Windows display properties for the buttons. I want to distribute my dB to users but don't want the color of the buttons to be dependant upon their display settings. Any ideas?

Set your buttons to transparent and place a colored .gif behind them of just the right size. Then you will be able to make them a uniform, custom color.

Buttons and tabs apparently don't have a color property, at least not by Acc2k.

HTH,
David R

I use a coloured label behind my transparent button and that works well too.

Thanks for the help. I've used the .gif idea but I was concerned about the size of all of those .gifs slowing everything down.

I'm gonna try the label idea and see how that works.

Again...thanks for the help. It sure would be nice if they had a background color attribute.