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• Feb 20, 2003

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Is there a way to change the color of buttons? I know how to change the font, that's pretty obvious, but I really want to know if there is a way to do this with buttons on forms. Anyone?

Thanks in advance.

Vassago

 

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Rich

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• Feb 20, 2003

• #2

Is there a way to change the color of buttons?
Yes

 

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• Feb 20, 2003

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This link has some information on converting a label to a colored command button:

http://www.accessfreak.net/KeywordSearchDetail.asp?page=16&order=id&recordkey=575

And Candice Tripp's website has a great colored button demo and download:

http://www.candace-tripp.com/access_downloads_html.htm

In additon, have used Adobe ImageMaker to design command buttons and then add them to command buttons as pictures so that you don't need to write the code for the raised and sunken expressions on the labels example.

You could use any graphic design program to create them.

Attached is a snapshot of an example:



HTH

 

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Man, okay Rich, thanks for turning your sarcasm onto me. Now that that's past, How do you change the color of buttons on forms?

 

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Rich

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• Feb 20, 2003

• #5

It wasn't sarcasm, just got cramp in my fingers, easiest way is to paste a bitmap over the button, but then you might just as well use a label formated to the colour you want and use the on click event of the label
HTH

 

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Wait....isn't that what I said??

Doesn't anyone listen to me when I talk?

Hello......

Hello....



no really...hello?

 

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Rich

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• Feb 20, 2003

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Sorry I was just trying to correct my earlier post to 'sago.

 

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• Feb 20, 2003

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Please, no apologies.

After 4894 posts you made one "glitch", that's a .00002% error of margin.

I can only hope to have that kind of a percentage!!!

 

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• Feb 21, 2003

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Ripper/...Betelguese...Beetlejuice...Beetle..."come on just say it?!@$?$%?#@?!

Check out: <www.Freebuttons.com>

I've used these buttons to enhance my switchboards and all of my clients like them...so far...?$?$??!

Hey, check them out and let me know how I can animate them; so they depress when clicked...not really animated...you know what I mean.

 

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• Feb 22, 2003

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gmlwong,

Nice site with the free buttons. Animating (depressing) the buttons is possible with the SpecialEffect property. My attached sample shows how to do it but I must admit that rounded objects do not look quite right.

 

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• Feb 22, 2003

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Use a textbox instead of a button and set color appropriately, then

On textbox Got Focus
Me.ActiveControl.SpecialEffect=2 'sunken

On textbox LotFocus
Me.ActiveControl.SpecialEffect=1 'raised

 

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Rich

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• Feb 22, 2003

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I have to admit that after several years of using a multi tabbed switchboard form with numerous buttons and custom icons, I'm going back to this style, although with a different backround graphic.

 

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• Feb 24, 2003

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ghudson:

Thank you sir! I'll post a screen shot of my switchboard tomorrow morning (2/24) so you (ghudson), Vassago, and everyone can check it out if you like... as you'll see, I like contrasting colors...

I think this is just, design wise, something end users appreciate. All of my clients like the contrasting colors as they spend 6-8 hours a day using my databases and I wouldn't want to stare at the standard grey buttons all day either?!?$?@?@!

Just trying to help people out and I've found that data entry errors are fewer when you can design a more "entertaining" switchboard versus the standard type...my experience so far...

 

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• Feb 26, 2003

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As promised...earlier...sorry...but still, here's a sample screen of one of my favorite switchboards, as it relates to this thread on buttons...

 

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Rich

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• Feb 26, 2003

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It's a bit small, do users have the magnifying glass?

 

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• Feb 26, 2003

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No. You get one of those magnifiers that they put in the back window of recreational vehicles (RV's) and apply it to the users screen.

Autoeng

 

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• Feb 26, 2003

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'Best get off to the scrapyard then

 

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• Feb 26, 2003

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Hey Rich!

...that's a little GIF, huh?...!@#??!#!?

I had this as a screen print in Word that shows much better but only zip's to 293K...to big to post here...

 

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mission2java_78

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• Feb 26, 2003

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Thats a busy switchboard...do you include maps to all your end users?

Jon

 

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• Feb 26, 2003

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...yes...and one step better...

There is a full color User's Guide that I wrote and printed for each user...steps through each screen, all facets of both switchboards, applications, etc... fun to write!

When I worked for the Denver Schools, I wrote a novice/intermediate level User's Guide for their proprietary systems (At-Risk schools); 1500+ copies printed...great experience!