Cannot set background for command buttons

[JR]

New to Access 2002, not Access itself.

I cannot find a way to change the color of a command
button! Background doesn't even show up as a option in
properties.

Anyone know how to?

Thanks!
JR

 

[fredg]

New to Access 2002, not Access itself.

I cannot find a way to change the color of a command
button! Background doesn't even show up as a option in
properties.

Anyone know how to?

Thanks!
JR

The backcolor of a command button is not changeble in Access as
delivered.

You can substitute a Label, and set it's MouseUp and MouseDown
properties to emulate the command button up/down movement,
or..
See http://www.lebans.com
for his version of a colored command button.

 

[Peter De Baets]

Access has nothing built-in to allow for changes in the command button
backcolor. There are some third-party tools that may help:

A shareware version of Button Painter for MS Access is available at this web
site: http://www.peterssoftware.com/bp.htm

Some simple colored button examples that can be copied into your application
are available at: http://www.peterssoftware.com/clrbtn.htm

Stephen Lebans has an example database that shows how to set a command
button back color and more: http://www.lebans.com/cmdbutton.htm

There are nice "Color Command Buttons" downloads at this site:
http://www.candace-tripp.com/access_downloads.htm

Hope this helps,