Flat Tab Control

[Sharkiness]

Hi All,

Could anyone help. I am sure I previously created a database where I used a tab control that was flat on the form. I have created anew database and cannot seem to find out how to get make tab control flat. It is raised on the form making it look a little stupid.

Would be grateful for any assistance.

Cheers

David

 

[Atomic Shrimp]

Click on a blank space on one of the tab pages to select the detail - not the caption on the tab (which selects the tab page), or the edge of the tab control (which selects the whole tab control).

You should see a property setting 'Special Effect' - from which you can select flat, sunken or raised.

 

[Sharkiness]

Click on a blank space on one of the tab pages to select the detail - not the caption on the tab (which selects the tab page), or the edge of the tab control (which selects the whole tab control).

You should see a property setting 'Special Effect' - from which you can select flat, sunken or raised.

This doesnt work either. It changes the special effect of the form detail page not of the tab control.

Thanks

 

[DCrake]

What version of Access are you using. Just added one to a form and I could not find the Special effects property. I have 2003 on at the moment.

David

 

[Sharkiness]

What version of Access are you using. Just added one to a form and I could not find the Special effects property. I have 2003 on at the moment.

David

I'm using 2003. If I ensure that the properties is highlighted forthe tab control there is no option for special effect. This only appears if you have selected the detail section of the form. This can happen even when clicking in the are of the tab control for some stupid reason

 

[Atomic Shrimp]

I've got 2007 and I can't find any other property of the tab control or pages that looks like it should control the appearance.

 

[Endre]

I can't find any property for flat/raised/sunken either.

You can make a pseudo flat form that has flat labels on top and a single flat subform underneath. Depending on which label you click will set the subforms SourceObject to change.

 

[boblarson]

I've not seen an Access Tab Control completely flat, at least from Access 2000 and on. I don't think you can do that. There is a special effect setting on the old Tab Strip Microsoft Forms 2.0 ActiveX control and the Microsoft Tab Strip Control (5.0) or 6.0, but they don't go completely flat either.

 

[Atomic Shrimp]

It appears to be inheriting a lot of its visual properties from the Windows theme - so in the XP tellytubbies theme, tab controls are pretty flat, pale and soft. Under a 'Classic' theme, they're blocky and grey with raised and chiseled accents.