Formatting Tab Controls

[Awes]

I am using a Tab Control on a Form which consists of two pages.

The form has a 'Green' Back Colour (customer requirement) and the Pages of the Tab Control should also be 'Green' (customer requirement).

If I set the Back Style property of the Tab Control to 'Transparent' this makes the Page 'Green', ok so far. However I am left with the Tabs at the top of the Pages and the bar along the top width of the Tab Control 'Grey'.

Is there any way in which I can make it all 'Green' ?

Your comments, suggestions, ideas etc would be most welcome.

Many thanks

Awes.

 

[Oldsoftboss]

It appears the program gets this color from the windows property default for 3D objects. (You know, right click on the desktop, properties appearance)

Changing this property (Painful I know) is about the only way see around it.

PS Are any buttons you have on the form also the grey color?

HTH
Dave

 

[Awes]

Re: Tab Controls

Hi Dave

Many thanks for your reply. I thought that might be the case but it is always worth checking as there are so many good ideas on this forum.

I have some buttons on the form but the customer is happy for them to stay grey as it means the user can clearly see them.

There has been a thread about changing the colour of buttons which involved making a coloured label, putting it behind the button and making the button transparent. I haven't found out how to put the button over a label but when I make the button transparent it disappears totally (including the legend!!!!)

On a similar vein I tried putting a coloured (green) label over the Tab Control bar to cover the grey up. This worked well in Design View but as soon as I switched to Form View it disappeared.

I'll keep experimenting.

Cheers

Awes

 

[Graham T]

This May Help You....

Awes

Take a look at the following site that contains info regarding tab colours:

Tab Control Colours

HTH

Graham