Changing Form Background

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Colin

Hi,
Can anyone tell me how you can change the form
background? You know the way you can select the globe, or
bueprint etc. , well how can you design your own
background for example by adding a company logo?.

Also is there a way to set it so that when you choose to
print a form, it doesn't print the background and only
prints the details?

Any help is appreciated.

Regards

Colin
 
Can anyone tell me how you can change the form
background? You know the way you can select the globe, or
bueprint etc. , well how can you design your own
background for example by adding a company logo?.
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1. Open the form in Design View
2. Go to the Form's Properties list
3. Find the option that says "Picture" on the Format or
All tabs.
4. Click the little (...) button on the right of the line
and then browse to the folder that has your company logo.
5. Close and save the form.

Be careful though, excessive use of images can lead to a
lot of database bloat, indigestion, and heartburn.
Also is there a way to set it so that when you choose to
print a form, it doesn't print the background and only
prints the details?
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Printing forms is not the best thing to do. I know it
*seems* easier to do it that way, but the best thing to do
is to create a report that will have everything you want
it. Reports have all the necessary tools and are the best
object for this task. Simply make your report with no
background image or color.
 
Hi,
Can anyone tell me how you can change the form
background? You know the way you can select the globe, or
bueprint etc. , well how can you design your own
background for example by adding a company logo?.

Also is there a way to set it so that when you choose to
print a form, it doesn't print the background and only
prints the details?

Any help is appreciated.

Regards

Colin
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The form's background picture path is set in the Form's Picture
property.
Any picture or logo you can create and save as a .bmp or .jpg (among
others) type picture you can use as form background.
Also set the other Form Picture properties as needed.

You have a couple of choices regarding not printing the picture.

1) Code the form to set the Picture property to (None) just before
printing it.
Code a command button event:
Me.Picture = ""
DoCmd.PrintOut

2) Don't print the form, print a report instead. That's what reports
are for. If you must have a copy of the actual form, save the form as
a report. Then change the Report's Picture property to (none). Save
the report. Print it when needed.
 
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