INF: Properties Copied by the Format Painter

Article ID: Q141609
Creation Date: 20-DEC-1995
Revision Date: 20-SEP-1996

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access version 7.0

SUMMARY

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

This article provides a list of the properties that are copied by the Format Painter used in Form and Report design in Microsoft Access for Windows 95 version 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

The following is a list of the properties that are copied by the Format Painter.

Property        Description
--------        -----------

SpecialEffect   Special formatting applied to a control.

BorderStyle     How a control's border appears.

BorderColor     The color of a control's border.

BorderWidth     The width of a control's border.

BackColor       The color for the interior of a control.

BackStyle       Whether the control will be transparent.

LineSlant       Whether a line slants from upper left to lower right or
                from upper right to lower left.

Visible         Show or hide a control.

DisplayWhen     Specify which of a form's controls you want displayed on
                screen and in print.

FontName        The name of the font used for text in a control.

FontSize        The point size of the font used for text in a control.

FontWeight      Specify the line width that Windows uses to display and
                print characters in a control.

FontItalic      Specify italic font in controls.

FontUnderline   Specify italic font in controls.

ForeColor       Specify the color for text in a control.

LabelAlign      Specify the text alignment within attached labels on
                controls.

TextAlign       Specify the text alignment in controls.

LabelX          Horizontal position of attached label.

LabelY          Vertical position of attached label.

When you format with the Format Painter, all these properties are set. It is not possible to only have Format Painter change a subset of these properties.

NOTE: You cannot copy properties to or from OLE controls.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Format Painter, search for the phrase "Format Painter," and then view "Copy formatting characteristics from one control to another" using the Answer Wizard from the Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Help Menu.

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