Microsoft KB Archive/198762

= ACC2000: Special Effects May Not Be Applied to Controls on a Page =

Article ID: 198762

Article Last Modified on 6/28/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198762



Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).



SYMPTOMS
When you try to apply a special effect to a control on a data access page, the control may not accept the special effect.



CAUSE
Some special effects are not available to controls on a page.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table lists the special effects that are available for each type of control on a page. The asterisk (*) indicates the default effect for each control.   Control Name            Special Effects

Bound HTML             None*  Flat   Double Bound Hyperlink        None*  Flat   Double Check Box              None*  Flat   Double Command Button         None   Flat   Raised*  Sunken   Etched   Ridged Dropdown List          Sunken*

Expand                 None*  Flat   Double Hotspot Image          None   Flat* Hyperlink              None*  Flat   Double Image                  None*  Flat   Double Label                  None*  Flat   Double

Line                   None*  Flat   Double List Box               Sunken* Movie                  None*  Flat   Double Office Chart           None*  Flat   Double Office Pivot Table     None*  Flat   Double

Office Spreadsheet     None*  Flat   Double Option Button          None*  Flat   Double Option Group           None   Flat   Raised   Sunken   Etched*  Ridged Record Navigation      None*  Flat   Double Rectangle              None   Flat*

Scrolling Text         None*  Flat   Double Text Box               None   Flat   Raised   Sunken*  Etched   Ridged

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
 * 2) In the Database window, click Pages under Objects, and then click New.
 * 3) In the New Data Access Page dialog box, click Design view and click OK.
 * 4) Click the Rectangle tool in the toolbox. Draw a rectangle on the page.
 * 5) On the Formatting (Page) toolbar, click the arrow to the right of the Special Effects button, and then click Special Effect: Double.

Note that the border does not change to a double line as you would expect.

Additional query words: DAP prb format appearance toolbar frame marquee URL URLs

Keywords: kbdap kbprb KB198762

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