Modifying Label Vertical Alignment

[Undrline]

So, I finally found how to arrange a label vertically (for those reading the
post who don't know . . . in the properties, under the "Other" tab, set
vertical to Yes). But, it is arranging it so that left-to-right reading is
now up to down, with the top on the right side of the label. I want the
reading order to be down to up, with the top being on the left side of the
label object. How do I do this?

 

[Wayne-I-M]

Try this site

http://www.mvps.org/access/modules/mdl0048.htm

 

[Undrline]

Wow, that really looks like what I want . . . but the instructions to install
are clear as mud to me. For just the ocx and dll mentioned, I tried
registering under Tools>ActiveX>Register. It let me register the dll, but
not the ocx. And then I couldn't find the dll on the list of controls anyway.

So, that was really just a stab at installing it. I have no clue. At work,
I do not have admin priviliges to my workstation . . .

Thank you for your response. Could you help me out?

 

[Undrline]

Okay, I went to
http://www.lebans.com/xrotatetext.htm
for a full setup, and still couldn't install . . . probably because I don't
have rights on my workstation.

So, is it possible for me to install this on another workstation, create my
Access file, and bring it back to work and have the forms display properly,
or do the files have to reside in the same path? And, if so, would it be
enough to specify a local path, so I could have the Access file opened from a
batch file, and have the user copy the "control" files locally to a specified
location upon opening?

 

[Stephen Lebans]

If you are not allowed to install ActiveX controls on your workstation then
use the non ActiveX solution here:
http://www.lebans.com/rotatetext.htm

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HTH
Stephen Lebans
http://www.lebans.com
Access Code, Tips and Tricks
Please respond only to the newsgroups so everyone can benefit.

 

[Undrline]

This is neat, but it just creates images, so I might as well copy and paste
from Excel or Word. This would be most helpful with text that is at some
other angle than 0,90,180,270 (especially keeping the original labels there
but invisible, so that it can be edited at any time).

I appreciate your help. They'll just have to suffer with text facing the
other way. I've been the one concerned about the cosmetic; they might not
even notice the difference.