need to put label inside text box

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I ned to conserve space on a screen in design and want to put the label for a
text box inside of the text box in order to conserve the label space. Does
anyone know how to accomplish this?
 
Tablesdbdesign really isn't the place to ask this, as this isn't something
you'd do in a table.

On a form/report, put a textbox control (without a label) and set its
control source to
="Some Label " & [name of field]
Ensure that the name of the textbox control is not named the same as [name
of field]

e.g.. if your field is called Customer, name the textbox txtCustomer.
 
Of course, that will result in the text box not being updatable.

For another approach, take a look at my February, 2004 "Access Answers"
column in Pinnacle Publication's "Smart Access" where I show how to simulate
XP Cue Banners. You can download the column (and sample database) for free
at http://www.accessmvp.com/djsteele/SmartAccess.html

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

(no private e-mails, please)


Joan Wild said:
Tablesdbdesign really isn't the place to ask this, as this isn't something
you'd do in a table.

On a form/report, put a textbox control (without a label) and set its
control source to
="Some Label " & [name of field]
Ensure that the name of the textbox control is not named the same as [name
of field]

e.g.. if your field is called Customer, name the textbox txtCustomer.


--
Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP
Ron1380 said:
I ned to conserve space on a screen in design and want to put the label
for a
text box inside of the text box in order to conserve the label space.
Does
anyone know how to accomplish this?
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