Can't change form width

[got_access:]]

Hi All,
I'm having trouble with changing the width of a form.
There is the width parameter and in one case set to 8.1514"
When I try to change this number - it reverts back to what it is.

Can anyone tell me how to control this parameter?
Thanks!

 

[Wayne]

Where are you trying to change the width parameter? And what are you trying to change it to?

Wayne

 

[got_access:]]

Ok,
I've played with a few parameters that now allow me to change the width parameter.
I have to confirm by I think the one that I had to change was AutoResize.

So I am able to change the width in the design view.
But when I switch to Form View - the form width expands to the complete right hand side of the screen.

Confused about why I can't make a form that appears to be a specific width.
Thanks

 

[Wayne]

In Design View, in the Properties sheet, simply put in the number of inches (or cm if you've selected metric measurements), and Tab to the next property. It should save it to that width.

Auto Resize should have a default setting of "Yes", and should not affect it. What is the Picture Size Mode property set to?

Wayne

 

[Deleted member 147267]

the form width expands to the complete right hand side of the screen.

Are you using tabbed forms? That's their behaviour.

 

[Wayne]

Actually, I should have thought to ask him that. Thanks Micron.

Wayne

 

[got_access:]]

Are you using tabbed forms? That's their behaviour.

AH!
I didn't know this.
Yes I'm using the default tabbed form.

 

[Deleted member 147267]

Actually, I should have thought to ask him that. Thanks Micron.
Wayne

NP, Wayne from Hogtown

 

[got_access:]]

Yup!
I went into the options and turned off the Tab-Document option.
And then started the DB up again and the form width is now equal to the design setting.

Thanks!

 

[Deleted member 147267]

AH!
I didn't know this.
Yes I'm using the default tabbed form.

If you don't like the tabbed form view/behaviour, then for a few forms, you could try popup property, but I wouldn't do that for too many forms. Might as well just switch to overlapping windows option rather than making a bunch of forms with popup property.
EDIT:
posts are crossing.

Glad I could help. Going to reward myself with a wobbly pop now!

 

[got_access:]]

Thanks All!

I am now experimenting with adding tabs to a form.
I'm not finding a way to make the background color of the each tab section like I would normally be able to do in the header/group/detail section of a form.

With my forms I typically like to have a grey back ground color and have the data fields set to Sunken effect.

Is it not possible to make the tabbed forms have color?

THanks

 

[June7]

Tab control does have BackColor property.

 

[got_access:]]

Thanks, yes - I noticed that is for the tab itself.
I was hoping the sheet or body below the tab might have an option for back color.
But so far I haven't found it.

 

[Bullschmidt]

Here's a related article that EMULATES a tab control to thus allow for various background colors of the "sheet or body below the tab":

https://www.fontstuff.com/access/acctut12.htm

 

[got_access:]]

Awesome!
Thank you very much!