Microsoft KB Archive/163656

= ACC95: List Box Border Style Visible When Set to Transparent =

Article ID: 163656

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q163656



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



SYMPTOMS
When you set the BorderStyle property of a list box on a report to Transparent, parts of the list box border are still visible when you preview or print the report.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 7.0. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access 97.



Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Start Microsoft Access and open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
 * 2) Create a new report not based on any table or query in Design view.
 * 3) Add a list box control to the Detail section of the report.
 * 4) On the View menu, click Properties.
 * 5) Set the BorderStyle property of the list box to Transparent.
 * 6) On the File menu, click Print Preview. Note that you can still see the top and left borders around the list box.

