Increasing available icons

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Colin Hayes

Hi All

I have a small query :

I'm running Access 2003 on an XP pro machine.

I use icons on a customized toolbar to run my various macros , and
choose these icons form the limited choice provided in the program
itself.

Is there a way , perhaps via addin , to increase the range of icons
available?


Grateful for any advice.



Best Wishes
 
There are millions available. Just use the OnClick event of a
picture/graphic/etc

Best place to start is the main MS website. In the search box type in
Clipart and then select the file type = icon.

Better (this is what I do) use
http://www.irfanview.com/

You can (using correl/photopaint/etc) create anything you want and then use
this program to create the icon. But - if you don't use graphic application
best bet would be to just use any onf the MS icons (there are millions of
them on their site and they are free

Good luck
 
There are millions available. Just use the OnClick event of a
picture/graphic/etc

Best place to start is the main MS website. In the search box type in
Clipart and then select the file type = icon.

Better (this is what I do) use
http://www.irfanview.com/

You can (using correl/photopaint/etc) create anything you want and then use
this program to create the icon. But - if you don't use graphic application
best bet would be to just use any onf the MS icons (there are millions of
them on their site and they are free

Good luck
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Hi Wayne

OK thanks for getting back.

I do see that there are many icons available , my problem is how to
implement them into Access.

When I use the 'Edit Button Image' or 'Change Button Image' toolbar
links , it only shows a limited range with no opportunity to import any
other icon of my choice. Do you know how I could do this?

Thanks again.
 
Both Photoshop and Photopaint have a very simple "roll over" maker - you need
to create 2 images and then use the wizard to construct the roll over.

Or you can google around and find an icn file maker (but you don't really
need one if it just an OnClick event you need - in this case you can just use
the access form's toolbox to insert a picture or graphic and use the OnClick
event to run your code
 
Colin,
I think I know the problem you describe. It pertains to icons in custom
menubar items.
Those icons are stored in a .dll file, so there's no direct solution.

Find any icon (.ico) you want to use. Right click that icon, and select
Open With...Microsoft Paint.
In Paint, use Select All, and copy the image.
Now, in Access, Paste that .ico file into your custom button.
Worked for me...
--
hth
Al Campagna
Microsoft Access MVP
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http://www.zada.com.au/accessaddins.htm#access97
I've never used it, but it's supposed to let you choose an icon that has
all the
 
Al Campagna said:
Colin,
I think I know the problem you describe. It pertains to icons in custom
menubar items.
Those icons are stored in a .dll file, so there's no direct solution.

Find any icon (.ico) you want to use. Right click that icon, and select
Open With...Microsoft Paint.
In Paint, use Select All, and copy the image.
Now, in Access, Paste that .ico file into your custom button.
Worked for me...
Click to expand...

Hi Al

Yes , that's precisely the issue that I was thinking about. Icons in
custom menu bars.

I tried your solution and it works fine - thanks.

It's a shame if the .dll concerned can't be upgraded or modified to
offer a greater variety. This is why I was wondering there were an addin
available that did this.

Grateful for your help.



Best Wishes


Colin
 
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