ACC2000: Controls You Can Morph and Controls You Cannot Morph (208737)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access 2000
This article was previously published under Q208737
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).

SUMMARY

Microsoft Access 2000 has a feature called morphing. This feature enables you to change one type of control into another type of control. However, there are limits to which types of controls you can morph. For example, you cannot morph an image control into a text box control. The table below lists each type of control and what type you can morph it into.

MORE INFORMATION

   Control type              Can be morphed into
   ------------------------------------------------------
   Bound frame               <nothing>
  
   Check box                 Toggle button, option button
 
   Combo box                 Text box, list box
 
   Command button            <nothing>
  
   Custom control            <nothing>
  
   Image                     <nothing>
  
   Label                     Text box
  
   Line                      <nothing>
  
   List box                  Text box, combo box
  
   Option group frame        <nothing>
  
   Page break                <nothing>
  
   Radio button              Check box, toggle button
  
   Rectangle                 <nothing>
  
   SubForm/SubReport         <nothing>
  
   Text box                  Label, list box, combo box
  
   Toggle button             Check box, option button
  
   Unbound frame             Image
For additional information about morphing a control programmatically, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

210247 ACC2000: How to Programmatically Change a Control Type

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/15/2004
Keywords:kbhowto kbinfo kbusage KB208737
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