Stop the snapping madness!

[Pienuts]

I am about fed-up with the snapping behavior in Access 2010. I understand that 99% of the time it is great, but when I want to move objects like buttons around a form that has a table it is often a fight to keep them where I want them (not locked into a table cell). I am aware of the snap to grid option (which I have disabled), but it's mostly the snap to table that I need to disable.

I've googled my ass off about this, but have come up short. Does anyone know a way to get around this? I can't be the only one with frustrations!

 

[vbaInet]

You lost me from here...

but when I want to move objects like buttons around a form that has a table it is often a fight to keep them where I want them (not locked into a table cell).

Can you show a screenshot of what you're referring to?

 

[Pienuts]

Okay, here is an example.
In this example, I'm trying to move one of the free-standing buttons from the bottom of the form on top of the table, but the yellow highlight is telling me that it will snap to the table as soon as I let go. And it does. Without fail.

 

[vbaInet]

When you say "table" I think you're talking about Layout. Right-click any control, select Layout and click "Remove Layout". See if that helps.

Obviously test it on a copy of your form.

 

[Pienuts]

Nope, doesn't work.

It's snapping to the cells in the the form table, not a proper table - I see where your confusion was!

 

[vbaInet]

You're not using the right terminology so I'm not understanding what you mean by "form table". Upload the form, let's see what you're talking about.

 

[Dick7Access]

You're not using the right terminology so I'm not understanding what you mean by "form table". Upload the form, let's see what you're talking about.

Now I am confused. "Upload the form" isn't that what he did in post #3?

 

[vbaInet]

Upload the form itself, not a screenshot.

 

[GinaWhipp]

In Access 2010, in Design Mode, on the Arrange tab under Size/Space click *Snap to Grid* so turn off.

 

[AccessBlaster]

It's the snap to table that's confusing everyone.

I am aware of the snap to grid option (which I have disabled), but it's mostly the snap to table that I need to disable.

 

[spikepl]

In the screenshot I see the A2010 invention here and there: empty placeholders for controls.

If you let the thing create a form with controls in a layout and then delete some controls, in A2010 there often is an empty control left-over - a bunch of dots marking the empty space. Examine the screenshot carefully and you'll see them. I guess they are the ones causing confusion here. Just select each at a time and delete it.

 

[GinaWhipp]

Hmm, speed reading = misinterpretation...

 

[Pienuts]

Spikepl seems to understand my issue - it is empty cells created by Access 2010 that is the problem. They are handy for creating what I'm calling "tables" to arrange forms cleanly. I create mine in layout mode when I add most of my controls.
I tried selecting the empty cells in design and layoud mode and pressing delete, but no change happens. Same with right-clicking and selecting Delete.
Any other ideas?

 

[vbaInet]

I suppose if you...

Upload the form, let's see what you're talking about.

 

[Pienuts]

Ha! Fair enough. Here is a test form - try to move any of the buttons on the bottom up into the blank areas of the form. I would like to be able to do this while maintaining the size of the original buttons.

 

[spikepl]

You need to delete the layout. Right-click one of the control borders and see what's hiding in the menu. vbaINet mentioned this already in post #4

 

[Dick7Access]

I had no trouble Moving

 

[Pienuts]

Okay, that is exactly right!
Sorry, I read it as right-clicking the control to remove layout, but I should have been clicking the empty cells that things were snapping to.
Once I selected the whole layout, and removed layout, it did what I wanted!
So I'm going to call this solved - although I would have rathered hold a key to ignore it, a working alternative is still better than nothing!
Thanks to all for your patience.