Subforms and Tab Controls (1 Viewer)

[utvolsfan]

Hello All!

I have several different forms that I want to be combined by a tab control. In another words, I want the user to be able to just tab from form to form instead of having to open each form individually. I have read help on tab controls and all of the posts for tabs here. Every time I try to add tab controls to the form it puts them on the form, but it does not allow me to insert any of the forms or any fields. When I click the tabs it just just clicks from page to page without changing the form. I am still on the main form. I know I am probably missing something easy, but cannot seem to find it. I am a little unexperienced in the subforms, but think I need to do a subform. I tried that, but it just writes over top of my main form. Can someone please help?

Thank you!
Karen

 

[Mile-O]

You should create the subform on the specific page of the tab control you wish.

If you copy and paste one on then it will appear on all tabs.

 

[utvolsfan]

I am not sure that I understand. From design view of main form, I added tab control from the toolbox. Then, I stretched the tab to make the size of a regular form. I then clicked build wizard and added the form that I want to be reached by tabbing. It went over top of my main form. I thought that in regular view it would not overlap. But, it does. When I click on the tabs, nothing happens, you still just see the new form overlapping my main form. Am I missing something stupid?

Karen

 

[Mile-O]

When you are placing an object onto a tab an area on the tab ontrol should be highlighted showing you the area in which you can place it.

Other than that, I don't know.

 

[utvolsfan]

Hey!

Just wanted to say thanks. I have it working now. Somehow I was not getting the highlighted area like you said. I just kept playing with it and finally got the highlighted area. When you said that it had to be highlighted that helped.

Karen