Command Buttons

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Bryan Hughes

Hello,

Is it possible to customize the appearance of command buttons, and if not
can you add customized command buttons to access?

If this is not possible, can it be done using v-studio developer tools?

-TFTH
-Bryan
 
You can embed a picture onto a command button (or link to a picture that is
to be shown on the command button); note this will overlay the caption. You
cannot change the color of a command button.

Some people make their own command buttons by creating a label, using code
to change its Special Effect from Raised to Sunken ("clicking") when the
label's click event occurs, and then running code via that event. A label
can have its own color.
 
See:
http://www.lebans.com/cmdbutton.htm
CommandButton.zip is a database containing functions to allow a user
defined BackColor and Rotated Text for Command Buttons.

NEW - Jan. 26/2000 This version includes 2 functions. One for Form
Design view and one for Form View at Runtime.

1) Use API Color Dialog to select BackColor.

2) User Selectable degrees of rotation for Text in controls Caption.

3) Use in Form Design or Form View at Runtime.

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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.
 
There are some third-party tools that may help:

A shareware version of Button Painter for MS Access is available at
this web site: http://www.peterssoftware.com/bp.htm

Some simple colored button examples that can be copied into your
application are available at: http://www.peterssoftware.com/clrbtn.htm

Stephen Lebans has an example database that shows how to set a command
button back color and more: http://www.lebans.com/cmdbutton.htm

There are nice "Color Command Buttons" downloads at this site:
http://www.candace-tripp.com/access_downloads.htm

Hope this helps,
 
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