"Sunken" Special effect lost

[Leif]

In order to correct some problems in 2010 I needed to copy all my forms from an MDB created by 2003 to an MDB created by 2010.

As a result my forms have lost the "Sunken" special effect (they look flat). Although, when I go into properties it still reports the special effect as "Sunken". I'm wondering is there is something like a "style sheet" in 2010 that is overriding the setting in the special effect field.

Anyone else encountered this problem? Thanks.

 

[James Dudden]

It could be the use 'Windows Themed controls' is ticked in one database and not the other. Look in the Current Database section of Options in 2010 and Tools/Options in 2003

 

[GinaWhipp]

Yep, and to get sunken back you'll need to first select the control and make the *Shape Outline* a color, like Light Grey and then select the *Special Effect* of Sunken.

Tip: Select all of them so you can at once, especially if you have a lot of controls.

 

[Leif]

Yep, and to get sunken back you'll need to first select the control and make the *Shape Outline* a color, like Light Grey and then select the *Special Effect* of Sunken.

Tip: Select all of them so you can at once, especially if you have a lot of controls.

I could not find a property for my text boxes called Shape Outline. However, I tried a similar thing with a property called Border Style. I changed it from "Solid" to "Transparent". When I did that it change the Special Effect property from Sunken to Flat. Then I changed the Flat back to Sunken and that did the job!

 

[Leif]

It could be the use 'Windows Themed controls' is ticked in one database and not the other. Look in the Current Database section of Options in 2010 and Tools/Options in 2003

Thanks VERY, VERY much!!

That saved me untold amount of work opening all my forms to change the controls!!!

 

[GinaWhipp]

FYI... It's on the Format tab whle in Design Mode. Though I see you got it solved.

 

[Leif]

FYI... It's on the Format tab whle in Design Mode. Though I see you got it solved.

Yes, clicking the Windows Themed checkbox solved my problem without the need to open any forms.

However, I still don't see "Shape Outline" property for a text box. Could it be called something else in 2010?

 

[GinaWhipp]

Nope, I'm in Access 2010, it's on the *Format* tab once you click on the Text Box in Design Mode.

 

[Leif]

Never mind. I see you are not referring to the property sheet. You are referring to the format menu. Note my reference to "Property" in the earlier posts. Mystery solved.

 

[GinaWhipp]

No problem, glad you found it!