Create Toolbar?

[Psychobabble]

Continuing my spammage of questions, is it possible to create a custom toolbar in a form? I don't mean an actual access customised toolbar or anything, but a floating sub-form or something which looks and acts like a toolbar. Currently all my action buttons are just cluttering up my design, it'd be nice to have them floating around

 

[Autoeng]

Any toolbar can be gloating, just drag it away from the edge of the screen to see what I mean. However, I think that I would try, and haven't done this myself, to create a small form with the size specified that only holds buttons that I created. You can set moveable properties, ect..

 

[Psychobabble]

Originally posted by Autoeng Any toolbar can be gloating, just drag it away from the edge of the screen to see what I mean.

(If you mean floating) then that's what I mean "not an actual access toolbar". I want to make something that is like a toolbar.

However, I think that I would try, and haven't done this myself, to create a small form with the size specified that only holds buttons that I created. You can set moveable properties, ect..

Hehehe, I didn't know you could do that. I just created a new form and then dragged it over the current form in design view. I should be able to get it figured from there. Ummm, if I have some code like:

If Judge3.Value <> "" Then 'Judge3 visible/hidden
Judge3.Visible = True
Judgeno = Judgeno + 1
Else: Judge3.Visible = False
End If

Will I need to change those "juge3.value" to "form_cases judge3.value"?

 

[ShannonMarie]

Hope I might hepl

In Access you can create custom toolbars. On the toolbar for Access you click on Tools. Then you go to Customize, then Toolbars. There is a checkbox with Form Design and one for Form View that you can select. I have only used custom toolbars by creating menu bars, shortcut menu, and once for a toolbar for the Access page that opens for the user. This may give you a direction of where to look for options anyway. Hope it works out!

 

[Psychobabble]

Re: Hope I might hepl

In Access you can create custom toolbars. On the toolbar for Access you click on Tools. Then you go to Customize, then Toolbars. There is a checkbox with Form Design and one for Form View that you can select. I have only used custom toolbars by creating menu bars, shortcut menu, and once for a toolbar for the Access page that opens for the user. This may give you a direction of where to look for options anyway. Hope it works out!

That's what I meant "not an actual access toolbar"!!

 

[ShannonMarie]

I apologize

If you are creating a subform to run the actions of a toolbar you can size it to fit your preference. Autoeng answered you well, he said any "toolbar" can be gloating. I am sorry that I do not know how to answer to a "gloating" subform with toolbar functions. It is possible to create the subform with some toolbar functions. I hope that someone more experienced that I will be able to offer the solutions that you need. Good luck on your idea Psychobabble.

 

[Keith P]

Are you looking to create a pop-up menu? If so then create a customised Access toolbar and when happy it works change it to a pop-up via the customise toolbars properties. Set the forms Shortcut Menus to Yes and Shortcut Menu Bar to the name of the pop-up menu. When you right mouse click the form the pop-up will appear at the cursor location.

 

[Autoeng]

Alright already! I was sick with the flu when I responded. I meant Floating! Hey, I was only one key off.

 

[ShannonMarie]

I'm Sorry!

I did not mean anything by the quotes. I thought that it was something that I had not learned yet. I tried to look it up and offered what I know about toolbars. Us newcomers take a little while to learn our way around. Please don't take it personal.

 

[Autoeng]

Sorry Shannon, I meant it in a joking way. Hope YOU didn't take me seriously.

 

[ShannonMarie]

Just Making Sure

Don't worry, my blood pressure stayed the same. I really did go look it up though. LOL I assummed that you were joking, however you know what they say about assumptions. I've learned that a little CYA can go along way. I'm sure there is more razzing to come. I can handle it