Changing font colour for part of text box

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Malc Payne - 04 Sep 2006 15:58 GMT

I have a text box which is being appended from another one. I'd like each
addition to appear in alternate colours! Does anyone know of a way that I can
change the font colour of just a section of a text box? Presumably this would
require some kind of embedded code.

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John Vinson - 04 Sep 2006 17:28 GMT

>I have a text box which is being appended from another one. I'd like each
>addition to appear in alternate colours! Does anyone know of a way that I can
>change the font colour of just a section of a text box? Presumably this would
>require some kind of embedded code.

It cannot be done using a simple Access textbox. Instead you'll need a
"Rich Text Format" control - try searching http://www.mvps.org/access
using that as a search term. It will require storing the formatting
information in the text field, making it larger and perhaps harder to
search.

John W. Vinson[MVP]

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Douglas J. Steele - 04 Sep 2006 17:35 GMT

>>I have a text box which is being appended from another one. I'd like each
>>addition to appear in alternate colours! Does anyone know of a way that I
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> information in the text field, making it larger and perhaps harder to
> search.

Also, for a free ActiveX control that works with Rich Text Format, check out
what Stephen Lebans has at http://www.lebans.com/richtext.htm

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ruralguy - 04 Sep 2006 17:33 GMT

Currently you would need to use a Rich Text Control. Stephan Lebans has such
a control.
http://www.lebans.com/richtext.htm

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