Tabbed Subform

[davidf]

hello, I need a little help. I have a database with a form and a sub form it works great. however I needed to add a tab or page to the sub form when I returned to the form view the sub form is there but you cant see anything. change back to design view and its there. What`s going on? I didn't change any properties on the sub form. and I don't know how to write code. can someone tell me what would cause this. if I delete the page I added it works just like it did before I added it. also the sub form is linked to the main form master and child. would I have to link the tab also??

thanks
davidf

 

[CJ_London]

For controls to appear on a tab control you need to create them on the control - if you already have controls, dragging them onto the tabbed area won't work - they are still there, but behind the tab control.

I don't think cutting and pasting works so you'll need to create new controls directly on the tab you want them to appear on and then delete the old controls

 

[davidf]

Im not sure im following you. I added a page to the sub form and dragged fields to it from the table. but it is not visible when in form view. neither is the sub form. I haven't added any controls yet.

 

[CJ_London]

I'm getting confused - are you adding tabs or pages?

dragged fields to it from the table

These are controls - using the field as its control source