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Tuning Up Your Design Toolbars In Access 2000,
2002, 2003
Doesn't apply to Access 2007
One of the most productive things that you can do to improve your Access
development is to add some essential controls to your Toolbars for
Form and Report design.
Here is how you add some really useful buttons to your
Toolbox toolbar
Step 1 - Select Toolbar
In Customize Mode
Step 2 - Select form/report design in the commands
Tab. Drag the Align right/top/left/bottom buttons and drop them
on your Toolbox toolbar.
Step 3 - Copy the Duplicate control button onto
the toolbox
Step 4 - Your Toolbox should look something
like this
Improving Your Report Design Shortcut menu
(Right Click)
Step 1 - Select the toolbar
customize menu and check the box next to Shortcut menus.
Step 2 - Choose Report - Design View Control
Now copy Font Size from the Form/Report Design menu across
to the Design View Control shortcut menu.
Step 3 - Repeat step
2 until your shortcut menu looks as follows
Step 4 - Repeat steps 1-3 for the form design shortcut
menu.
Step 5 - Add your own favorite design options to
the menu's.
Click on the
button for the next tips page.
Other Related pages at vb123 are
Uncover the SendTo
menu in Windows XP - then manage multiple versions of Access
Implementing a Successful
Multi-user Access/JET Application
Our Tools and Resources
vb123 Professionals
Get Good Help Here
If you need help with a database or Office programming, our Professionals
could be the answer because we have worked on many similar solutions
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About The Editor ~ Contact
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Garry Robinson writes for a
number of popular computer magazines, is now a book author and has
worked on 100+ Access databases. He is based in Sydney, Australia
Access 2003 Security
Tuning Up Your Design Toolbars In Access 2000,
2002, 2003
Doesn't apply to Access 2007
One of the most productive things that you can do to improve your Access
development is to add some essential controls to your Toolbars for
Form and Report design.
Here is how you add some really useful buttons to your Toolbox toolbar
Step 1 - Select Toolbar In Customize Mode
Step 2 - Select form/report design in the commands Tab. Drag the Align right/top/left/bottom buttons and drop them on your Toolbox toolbar.
Step 3 - Copy the Duplicate control button onto the toolbox
Step 4 - Your Toolbox should look something like this
Improving Your Report Design Shortcut menu (Right Click)
Step 1 - Select the toolbar customize menu and check the box next to Shortcut menus.
Step 2 - Choose Report - Design View Control
Now copy Font Size from the Form/Report Design menu across to the Design View Control shortcut menu.
| Step 3 - Repeat step 2 until your shortcut menu looks as follows |
|
Step 4 - Repeat steps 1-3 for the form design shortcut menu.
Step 5 - Add your own favorite design options to the menu's.
Click on the
button for the next tips page.
Other Related pages at vb123 are
Uncover the SendTo
menu in Windows XP - then manage multiple versions of Access
Implementing a Successful
Multi-user Access/JET Application
Our Tools and Resources
vb123 Professionals
Get Good Help Here
If you need help with a database or Office programming, our Professionals
could be the answer because we have worked on many similar solutions
Frontpage Conversions
We have converted vb123.com
to Expression Web, contact us if we can help you move to the latest
Microsoft web tool.
About The Editor ~ Contact
Us
Garry Robinson writes for a
number of popular computer magazines, is now a book author and has
worked on 100+ Access databases. He is based in Sydney, Australia
Access 2003 Security
