ACC2000: Special Effects May Not Be Applied to Controls on a Page (198762)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access 2000
This article was previously published under Q198762
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

When you try to apply a special effect to a control on a data access page, the control may not accept the special effect.

CAUSE

Some special effects are not available to controls on a page.

MORE INFORMATION

The following table lists the special effects that are available for each type of control on a page. The asterisk (*) indicates the default effect for each control. 
   Control Name            Special Effects

   Bound HTML              None*  Flat   Double
   Bound Hyperlink         None*  Flat   Double
   Check Box               None*  Flat   Double
   Command Button          None   Flat   Raised*  Sunken   Etched   Ridged
   Dropdown List           Sunken*

   Expand                  None*  Flat   Double
   Hotspot Image           None   Flat*
   Hyperlink               None*  Flat   Double
   Image                   None*  Flat   Double
   Label                   None*  Flat   Double

   Line                    None*  Flat   Double
   List Box                Sunken*
   Movie                   None*  Flat   Double
   Office Chart            None*  Flat   Double
   Office Pivot Table      None*  Flat   Double

   Office Spreadsheet      None*  Flat   Double
   Option Button           None*  Flat   Double
   Option Group            None   Flat   Raised   Sunken   Etched*  Ridged
   Record Navigation       None*  Flat   Double
   Rectangle               None   Flat*

   Scrolling Text          None*  Flat   Double
   Text Box                None   Flat   Raised   Sunken*  Etched   Ridged

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
  2. In the Database window, click Pages under Objects, and then click New.
  3. In the New Data Access Page dialog box, click Design view and click OK.
  4. Click the Rectangle tool in the toolbox. Draw a rectangle on the page.
  5. On the Formatting (Page) toolbar, click the arrow to the right of the Special Effects button, and then click Special Effect: Double.

    Note that the border does not change to a double line as you would expect.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/28/2004
Keywords:kbDAP kbprb KB198762
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