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MS Access Forum / Forms / April 2008sub form can grow
I have a form with a tab control and a subform on it. In the subform I have text boxes which have text that can exceed the size of the text box. I set the form's properties so that the detail section Can Grow = True as well as the subform's Can Grow = True in the parent form. But it is not working. I then tried to use a vertical scroll barm, and it does not appear. What am I missing? Thank you, QB In design view, you should be able to drag the textbox out to whatever size you need. > I have a form with a tab control and a subform on it. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > QB It is set to the maximum with possible based on the overall form, thus the reason why I want it to Grow based on the control's content, like in reports. > In design view, you should be able to drag the textbox out to whatever size > you need. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > QB You state that you set the Form and Section CanGrow properties to Yes. Did you set CanGrow for the Text box too?  SignatureHTH, George > It is set to the maximum with possible based on the overall form, thus the > reason why I want it to Grow based on the control's content, like in [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> > >> > QB Yes. However, in a print preview, the boxes expand to display the full content of the control, but not on the screen for the user? QB > You state that you set the Form and Section CanGrow properties to Yes. > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >> > > >> > QB > Yes. However, in a print preview, the boxes expand to display the > full content of the control, but not on the screen for the user? CanGrow is for printing only (even in forms). SignatureRick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP Email (as appropriate) to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com So much for that! Perhaps you can guide me a little the. I have a control for text. Right now the text can go beyond its width. I tried to set the scrollbar to vertical thinking the user could scroll through the content but it never appear? Qb > > Yes. However, in a print preview, the boxes expand to display the > > full content of the control, but not on the screen for the user? > > CanGrow is for printing only (even in forms). > So much for that! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > width. I tried to set the scrollbar to vertical thinking the user > could scroll through the content but it never appear? To get a scroll bar your TextBox must be at least two lines tall. A one line tall box only scrolls horizontally with the arrow keys. SignatureRick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP Email (as appropriate) to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com Is there any way to wrap a line? QB > > So much for that! > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > To get a scroll bar your TextBox must be at least two lines tall. A one > line tall box only scrolls horizontally with the arrow keys. > Is there any way to wrap a line? Once your box is more than one line tall it will soft-wrap automatically. SignatureRick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP Email (as appropriate) to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com And I believe the vertical scrollbar will only appear when the textbox has the focus. I've never used it, but Stephen Lebans has a hack that gives controls on forms CanGrow functionality. You can download it from here: http://www.lebans.com/cangrow.htm SignatureThere's ALWAYS more than one way to skin a cat! Answers/posts based on Access 2000/2003 |
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