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MS Access Forum / Forms Programming / August 2005Can I add text to combo box as message?
Using Access 2003 - I have a combo box that works fine. However, I would like to add some text in it as a message for users to click there (ala the "Type a contact to find" combo box in Outlook 2003). Is this possible in Access? TIA Aaron G Philadelphia, PA Use the ControlTip Text property of your combo box. The text in the property will show in a little yellow box when you position the mouse over it. > Using Access 2003 - I have a combo box that works fine. However, I would > like to add some text in it as a message for users to click there (ala the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Aaron G > Philadelphia, PA Klatuu, Thanks for the response. I'm looking for something that will draw the users eyes there without having to mouse over. I'm going for a really clean look and don't have a "Seach" label attached either. Can I put some kind of text in that will disappear when you click on it and won't effect my after update event? Thanks again. Aaron G Philadelphia, PA > Use the ControlTip Text property of your combo box. The text in the property > will show in a little yellow box when you position the mouse over it. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Aaron G > > Philadelphia, PA I'm not sure what you are asking for. What do you mean by "Search" label? If you mean you want text in the combo where the list of options is, it can be done with a value list, but you would have to deal with it programmatically. It may be easier to create a label and position it just above the combo, then make it invisible when the user selects from the combo. You would also have to use the Current event of the form to make in visible for the next record. > Klatuu, > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > Aaron G > > > Philadelphia, PA One approach might be to create a label or unbound textbox with your message that sits *exactly* on top of your bound combobox. When the unbound textbox is clicked, give the bound combobox the focus (sending the unbound textbox "to back"). Not sure from your post if you would ever want to give focus to the unbound control again much less when you would want that to happen. It sounds like you only want this for an "initial use" view when an empty form first opens. HTH,  SignatureGeorge Nicholson Remove 'Junk' from return address. > Klatuu, > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> > Aaron G >> > Philadelphia, PA George, That's simple and will do nicely! Thanks. Aaron G Philadelphia, PA > One approach might be to create a label or unbound textbox with your message > that sits *exactly* on top of your bound combobox. When the unbound textbox [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > >> > Aaron G > >> > Philadelphia, PA Well, I'm not sure about simple, but ok... :-) SignatureGeorge Nicholson Remove 'Junk' from return address. > George, > [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] >> >> > Aaron G >> >> > Philadelphia, PA > Using Access 2003 - I have a combo box that works fine. However, I > would like to add some text in it as a message for users to click > there (ala the "Type a contact to find" combo box in Outlook 2003). > > Is this possible in Access? It seems to me this is very similar to the often-asked question of "how to add '(all)' to a combo box". So the approach described here: http://www.mvps.org/access/forms/frm0043.htm Forms: Adding "All" to a listbox or combobox could be adapted to your needs. If you use Null as the bound-column value corresponding to your message text, then your AfterUpdate code can just verify that the combo box value isn't Null before charging off to find the record the user selected. SignatureDirk Goldgar, MS Access MVP www.datagnostics.com (please reply to the newsgroup) Dirk, Thanks for the post. I think I'm going to go with George's solution just for simplicity's sake, but it looks as if this would solve the problem as well. Thanks. Aaron G Philadelphia, PA > > Using Access 2003 - I have a combo box that works fine. However, I > > would like to add some text in it as a message for users to click [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > just verify that the combo box value isn't Null before charging off to > find the record the user selected. |
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