ODE97: Using Undo Create to Delete Page Removes Tab Control (165034)

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a new Tab control on a form in Microsoft Access 97, clicking the Undo Create command on the Edit menu will cause the following behavior to occur:

If you insert a new object on the Tab control, such as a text box or a label, the Undo Create command will delete the newly created object.
If you insert a new page on the Tab control, the Undo Create command will delete the entire Tab control.

CAUSE

The Undo Create command can only be used to delete new objects that have been inserted on the Tab control or the form. It cannot be used to delete new pages that you add to the Tab control.

RESOLUTION

If you want to delete a new page from a Tab control, click the Delete command on the Edit menu or the Delete Page command on the Tab Control shortcut menu.

MORE INFORMATION

When you create a Tab control on your form, you can use the Undo Create command on the Edit menu to delete new objects that you insert on the control, delete new objects that you add to the form, or delete the Tab control itself. However, if you want to delete a new page that you have added to the Tab control, you must use the Delete command.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Open the sample database Northwind.mdb in Microsoft Access 97.
Create a form and insert a Tab control on the form.
Add a text box to the Tab control.
On the Edit menu, click Undo Create. The text box is deleted from the Tab control.
On the Insert menu, click Tab Control Page. This inserts a new page for the Tab control.
On the Edit menu, click Undo Create. Note that the entire Tab control is removed.

REFERENCES

For more information about creating Tab controls, search the Help Index for "Tab controls, creating," or ask the Microsoft Access 97 Office Assistant.