How do you nudge (move) form controls with the keyboard

[Terry]

I want to have greater control in postioning control objects on Access forms
in design mode. I seem to remember being able to do this in other Office
applications using the Alt + arrow keys? Is there a similar keyboard action
in Access in desgin of forms and reports?

 

[Allen Browne]

In Design view of a form or report, you can select multiple controls and use
the arrow keys to nudge them, or type a value into the Properties box (Top
or Left) to get them to line up.

 

[Ofer]

Try
Ctrl + Arrow

 

[Keith Wilby]

I want to have greater control in postioning control objects on Access
forms
in design mode. I seem to remember being able to do this in other Office
applications using the Alt + arrow keys? Is there a similar keyboard
action
in Access in desgin of forms and reports?

Have you tried Alt? Works for me. Resizing can be done using Shift.

Keith.
www.keithwilby.com

 

[Terry]

Thanks CTRL + arrow is a nudge; whilst just the arrow moves a pixel at a
time. CTRL + Arrow gives more finer movement - Terry

Thanks again

Terry

 

[Arvin Meyer [MVP]]

Have you tried Alt? Works for me. Resizing can be done using Shift.

I'm sure you meant the Ctrl key. The Alt key does nothing for moving or
sizing.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
Free Access downloads
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access

 

[Keith Wilby]

I'm sure you meant the Ctrl key.

Darn it, yes I did thanks for that correction.