ACC2002: Cannot Create Group Above a Section on a Data Access Page (285330)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access 2002

This article was previously published under Q285330

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SYMPTOMS

If you use the right mouse button to drag a table from the field list to the data access page, and you try to add the table above another section that has a caption, all of the choices on the shortcut menu are unavailable, and you cannot add the table.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

Although you cannot right-click and drag a table into a section above a captioned section, you can right-click and drag a field. After the new section is created, you can add the remaining fields from the table.

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Click the left mouse button, and then drag the table into the section above the captioned section.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

Create a new data access page in Design View.
Right-click and drag the Orders table from the field list to the page, and add it in Tabular format.
Right-click and drag the Customers table from the field list into the section above the Orders caption section.

Note that all items on the shortcut menu are unavailable.

REFERENCES

For more information about grouped data access pages, click Microsoft Access Help on the Help menu, type create a grouped data access page in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/27/2006
Keywords:	kbbug kbnofix KB285330