PRB: Attached Label Has No Event Properties

Article ID: Q113880
Creation Date: 19-APR-1994
Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 2.0, 7.0

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

A label control is missing the following expected event properties:

   OnClick
   OnDblClick
   OnMouseDown
   OnMouseMove
   OnMouseUp

CAUSE

The label is attached to a text box on a form. In order to have event properties, the label must not be attached to a text box.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, you can do either of the following:

Create a new label.
-or-
Delete the attachment between the label and the text box.

To delete the attachment between the label and the text box, follow these steps:

Select the label.
On the Edit menu, click Cut.
On the Edit menu, click Paste. The label control will be pasted into the form at the top of the section with all its event properties available.
Drag the label to the appropriate position on the form.

REFERENCES

For more information about labels, search for "label," and then "Attaching or Deleting a Control Label" using the Microsoft Access Help menu.

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