need to put label inside text box

[Ron1380]

I ned to conserve space on a screen in design and want to put the label for a
text box inside of the text box in order to conserve the label space. Does
anyone know how to accomplish this?

 

[Joan Wild]

Tablesdbdesign really isn't the place to ask this, as this isn't something
you'd do in a table.

On a form/report, put a textbox control (without a label) and set its
control source to
="Some Label " & [name of field]
Ensure that the name of the textbox control is not named the same as [name
of field]

e.g.. if your field is called Customer, name the textbox txtCustomer.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Of course, that will result in the text box not being updatable.

For another approach, take a look at my February, 2004 "Access Answers"
column in Pinnacle Publication's "Smart Access" where I show how to simulate
XP Cue Banners. You can download the column (and sample database) for free
at http://www.accessmvp.com/djsteele/SmartAccess.html

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

(no private e-mails, please)

Tablesdbdesign really isn't the place to ask this, as this isn't something
you'd do in a table.

On a form/report, put a textbox control (without a label) and set its
control source to
="Some Label " & [name of field]
Ensure that the name of the textbox control is not named the same as [name
of field]

e.g.. if your field is called Customer, name the textbox txtCustomer.


--
Joan Wild
Microsoft Access MVP

I ned to conserve space on a screen in design and want to put the label
for a
text box inside of the text box in order to conserve the label space.
Does
anyone know how to accomplish this?