Microsoft KB Archive/141609

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INF: Properties Copied by the Format Painter
'Article ID: Q141609

Creation Date: 20-DEC-1995

Revision Date: 20-SEP-1996' The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access version 7.0

SUMMARY

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

This article provides a list of the properties that are copied by the Format Painter used in Form and Report design in Microsoft Access for Windows 95 version 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

The following is a list of the properties that are copied by the Format Painter.

Property       Description ---

SpecialEffect  Special formatting applied to a control.

BorderStyle    How a control's border appears.

BorderColor    The color of a control's border.

BorderWidth    The width of a control's border.

BackColor      The color for the interior of a control.

BackStyle      Whether the control will be transparent.

LineSlant      Whether a line slants from upper left to lower right or                from upper right to lower left.

Visible        Show or hide a control.

DisplayWhen    Specify which of a form's controls you want displayed on                screen and in print.

FontName       The name of the font used for text in a control.

FontSize       The point size of the font used for text in a control.

FontWeight     Specify the line width that Windows uses to display and print characters in a control.

FontItalic     Specify italic font in controls.

FontUnderline  Specify italic font in controls.

ForeColor      Specify the color for text in a control.

LabelAlign     Specify the text alignment within attached labels on                controls.

TextAlign      Specify the text alignment in controls.

LabelX         Horizontal position of attached label.

LabelY         Vertical position of attached label. When you format with the Format Painter, all these properties are set. It is not possible to only have Format Painter change a subset of these properties. NOTE: You cannot copy properties to or from OLE controls.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Format Painter, search for the phrase "Format Painter," and then view "Copy formatting characteristics from one control to another" using the Answer Wizard from the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Help Menu.
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