A quick Fix?

[Jonno]

Does anyone have a solution for this small problem?

When building a form, how can you completely exclude a cursor from appearing in a control, either a text box or button anywhere on the form?
I have set all the controls Tab settings to Off, but the form will still have a cursor / set focus to one control when form is opened. Can this be turned off for the sake of the forms aesthetic value?
in other words, I would like no text box to have a cursor, until one is selected . (Access 97) Maybe there is a quick code fix for this I can put in the forms properties......?

 

[CJBIRKIN]

Hi

If you really want to do this create a small txt box set its tab val to 0 and hide it on your form. When the form opens the cursor will go to this box. When i mean hide it i don't think you can set the focus to an invisible object so stick it under another box.

Chris

 

[Mile-O]

If you do that though, when it gets the focus, it will come to the front and will be visible.

 

[yippie_ky_yay]

Hey Jonno,

Something must always have the control - there is really no way around this! What you can do though is set one of the buttons to have Tab Index 0 (it will be distinguished by a dotted square within the button which is not as obvious).

Really though - you should think of usability before aesthetics I would say! The whole idea of the focus (tab index) is form control to help your users - ie if First Name is the first field most people would enter on your form - then that textbox should have the cursor there when it's opened.

Hope that helps!

-Sean