ACC: Allowing an Ampersand to Appear in a Caption (90090)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access 1.0
  • Microsoft Access 1.1
  • Microsoft Access 2.0
  • Microsoft Access for Windows 95 7.0
This article was previously published under Q90090
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

SUMMARY

A caption containing an ampersand (&) will result in a value that replaces the ampersand with an underscore character (_). For example, entering the caption 

   Jack & Jill


in the property sheet will result in the following caption on the form or control: 

   Jack _Jill

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Access allows you to underline a character in a caption, giving it ALT key access, by specifying an ampersand before the character that is to be underlined. Because the ampersand appears before the space in the following caption 

   Jack & Jill


Microsoft Access assumes that the intention is to underline the space following the ampersand.

If an ampersand is to appear in a caption, you must specify two ampersand characters in a row. For example, entering the following caption in the property sheet 

   Jack && Jill


will result in the following caption in the resulting form or control: 

   Jack & Jill
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/9/2003
Keywords:kbhowto kbusage KB90090
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