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MS Access Forum / ActiveX Controls / September 2003Command Buttons with Words & Picture - BOTH, is it possible in Access?
I like the bitmap pictures but require words also, like in Outlook 2000 Do I need to find a third-party add-in control, DLL, whatever? In Tools References I see lots more control libraries. A couple of possibilities ... 1. You could use the Control Tip Text property of each of your command buttons to provide a short description of what the control does. This description appears on-screen when the user positions the mouse over the control. 2. Create a label control and position it just over or under the control. hth, -- Cheryl Fischer Law/Sys Associates Houston, TX > I like the bitmap pictures but require words also, like in Outlook 2000 > Do I need to find a third-party add-in control, DLL, whatever? > In Tools References I see lots more control libraries. Hi William If you open the Customize dialog and right-click on the command button, you can choose "Image and Text" from the list of options in the dropdown menu. BTW, was it *really* necessary to crosspost this to so many newsgroups? Congratulations for not multi-posting anyway ;-)  SignatureGood Luck! Graham Mandeno [Access MVP] Auckland, New Zealand Return mail address is invalid in a vain attempt to reduce spam. Feedback is welcome at: graham@mvps.org Please post new questions or followups to newsgroup. > I like the bitmap pictures but require words also, like in Outlook 2000 > Do I need to find a third-party add-in control, DLL, whatever? > In Tools References I see lots more control libraries. Just curious Graham, what version of Access are you using? I have from 2.0 to XP and the way Cheryl says works or you can create mock 'command' buttons to accomplish pictures and text but other than that not possible in Access as far as I know. > Hi William > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Do I need to find a third-party add-in control, DLL, whatever? > > In Tools References I see lots more control libraries. Hi Gina Sorry I missed your post - You might have given up looking for a reply by now, but here goes anyway :-) I read William's original question as referring to command buttons on command bars, not command button controls on forms. This was for two reasons: (1) he said "like in Outlook 2000" and (2) I saw his post in the commandbarsui newsgroup (although he crossposted to so many groups that this is not necessarily a valid inference <g>) If he was indeed referring to buttons on forms, then one possible workaround would be to use an image control and a label, and place a transparent command button over the top. SignatureGraham Mandeno [Access MVP] Auckland, New Zealand Return mail address is invalid in a vain attempt to reduce spam. Feedback is welcome at: graham@mvps.org Please post new questions or followups to newsgroup. > Just curious Graham, what version of Access are you using? I have from 2.0 > to XP and the way Cheryl says works or you can create mock 'command' buttons > to accomplish pictures and text but other than that not possible in Access > as far as I know. Hello Graham, We must be on the same wave lenght, I just thought of that because I just used it on a form and was about to share my discovery! Gina Whipp > Hi Gina > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > to accomplish pictures and text but other than that not possible in Access > > as far as I know. |
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