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The ampersand (& | The ampersand (&) is a reserved character. You can assign a shortcut key by typing an ampersand in the Caption property of a control, immediately preceding the character that you want to assign to the shortcut key. The character you have assigned will then be underlined. Press ALT+underlined character to move the focus to that control. | ||
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To display the ampersand character in the caption, type “A& | To display the ampersand character in the caption, type “A&&B” (without the quotation marks). The double ampersand is displayed as “A&B”. The following are examples of how “A&B” appears on a label: Text Typed Text Displayed ———- ————– “A&B” AB - “A&&B” AB “A&&&B” A&B - | ||
Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 ampersand label underscore KBCategory: KBSubcategory: FrmrptCtlprp Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993. | Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 ampersand label underscore KBCategory: KBSubcategory: FrmrptCtlprp Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993. | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 21 July 2020
INF: Using Ampersands in Shorcut Keys, Displaying in Labels
PSS ID Number: Q100974 Article last modified on 07-23-1993
1.00 1.10 WINDOWS
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| - Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1 |
SUMMARY
The ampersand (&) is a reserved character. You can assign a shortcut key by typing an ampersand in the Caption property of a control, immediately preceding the character that you want to assign to the shortcut key. The character you have assigned will then be underlined. Press ALT+underlined character to move the focus to that control.
MORE INFORMATION
To display the ampersand character in the caption, type “A&&B” (without the quotation marks). The double ampersand is displayed as “A&B”. The following are examples of how “A&B” appears on a label: Text Typed Text Displayed ———- ————– “A&B” AB - “A&&B” AB “A&&&B” A&B -
Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 ampersand label underscore KBCategory: KBSubcategory: FrmrptCtlprp Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.
