INF: Aligning User-Defined Formats in Text Fields

Article ID: Q106293
Creation Date: 04-NOV-1993
Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1

SUMMARY

The Format Property topic in the Microsoft Access Help system states the following:

   NOTE When you create a user-defined format, the alignment defaults
   to right-aligned. Use an exclamation point to force left alignment.

This information is not true for fields with a text data type. Fields with a text data type will be left-aligned.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Open the sample database NWIND.MDB.

Open the Suppliers table in Design view.

Select the Region field, and then enter the following user-defined format in the field's Format property:
```
      @;none
```
View the table in Datasheet view.

Note that the field is left-aligned. To right-align the field, use the following sample user-defined format:

   /@;none

REFERENCES

For more information on the Format property, search for "format" then "Format Property" using the Microsoft Access Help menu.

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