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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
Hello. I have created a MS ACCESS 2007 form that allows the user to update data. I converted 2 of the fields to list boxes. The BackCOlor is black and no matter what I have tried, it will not change. Has anyone else ever experienced this? Can any one tell me what I've done wrong?
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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
Cindy,
What happens if you add a list box can you change the BackColor? -- Gina Whipp 2010 Microsoft MVP (Access) "I feel I have been denied critical, need to know, information!" - Tremors II http://www.regina-whipp.com/index_files/TipList.htm "Cindy Minor-Jones" / wrote in message ... Hello. I have created a MS ACCESS 2007 form that allows the user to update data. I converted 2 of the fields to list boxes. The BackCOlor is black and no matter what I have tried, it will not change. Has anyone else ever experienced this? Can any one tell me what I've done wrong? --- frmsrcurl: http://msgroups.net/microsoft.public.access.forms/ |
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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
Cindy,
You are right, if you change the BackColor property and then run the form immediately, the color does not change. If you change the color and then save the form by clicking the Save icon (or just move the cursor to another property) it then does make the color change. Does this work for you? Peter Hibbs. On Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:10:46 -0700, Cindy Minor-Jones / wrote: Hello. I have created a MS ACCESS 2007 form that allows the user to update data. I converted 2 of the fields to list boxes. The BackCOlor is black and no matter what I have tried, it will not change. Has anyone else ever experienced this? Can any one tell me what I've done wrong? --- frmsrcurl: http://msgroups.net/microsoft.public.access.forms/ |
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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
Peter thank you, I will try this. Gina - I will try adding a box and see what happens as well. Initially, I convert the text box that was associated with the field when I added it. I will try these things and let you know.
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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
OK, now you're really goingto think I'm losing it but, I chang the back color to black with awhite font and when I run the form the back oolor is white with a black font! So the solution for me was to change the backolor nd font to the oppsite. I'll take t fornow but sure would ike to know f others have this problem and/or if it is somehing in my ettngs causing the problem.
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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
Cindy,
That is not what I see in my tests. I have a List box control where the Back Color property shows #000000 and the Fore Color property shows #FFFFFF. When the form is run the List box shows white text on a black background (except for the line that has the focus, of course, which shows as black text on a white background). What are the values of those properties on your control. If they are the same then there must be something else going on here. Peter Hibbs. On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:29:27 -0700, Cindy MinorJones / wrote: OK, now you're really goingto think I'm losing it but, I chang the back color to black with awhite font and when I run the form the back oolor is white with a black font! So the solution for me was to change the backolor nd font to the oppsite. I'll take t fornow but sure would ike to know f others have this problem and/or if it is somehing in my ettngs causing the problem. --- frmsrcurl: http://msgroups.net/microsoft.public...of-my-List-Box |
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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
Peter - The values for the fields that I added to the form from my table and did NOT convert to list boxes are BackColor #FFFFFF and ForeColor#000000. When I run my form they show up with white background black text, they also look this way in Design view.
The fileds that I brought from my table and converted to the list boxes are (opposite)BackColor #000000 and ForeColor#FFFFFF. This also gives me the same result as above, white background with black font, when I run the form only. In design view the list boxes are showing up with Blackground and White font. I know, it is bizarre. --- frmsrcurl: http://msgroups.net/microsoft.public...of-my-List-Box |
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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
Oh boy, I think I know what it is, it is the list box selector bar. Now, it stays black once a person changes the selection. And, since I have 2 listboxes, if they make changes in both, box boxes stay black. This looks terrible. At least I know what it is now. I can work on a solution.
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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
Cindy,
I don't know what else to suggest as I tried the same thing and it seems to work OK. Perhaps the form is corrupted or maybe there is some setting that is causing this. Perhaps you should start a new form and see what happens then (and don't convert a Text box to a List box just in case that is the problem). Perhas someone else has another suggestion. Peter Hibbs. On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:46:01 -0700, Cindy Minor-Jones / wrote: Peter - The values for the fields that I added to the form from my table and did NOT convert to list boxes are BackColor #FFFFFF and ForeColor#000000. When I run my form they show up with white background black text, they also look this way in Design view. The fileds that I brought from my table and converted to the list boxes are (opposite)BackColor #000000 and ForeColor#FFFFFF. This also gives me the same result as above, white background with black font, when I run the form only. In design view the list boxes are showing up with Blackground and White font. I know, it is bizarre. --- frmsrcurl: http://msgroups.net/microsoft.public...of-my-List-Box |
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Can't change the Back Color of my List Box
Cindy,
Interesting. Let us know how you get on, it could be useful for other programmers in the future. Peter Hibbs. On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:48:11 -0700, Cindy Minor-Jones / wrote: Oh boy, I think I know what it is, it is the list box selector bar. Now, it stays black once a person changes the selection. And, since I have 2 listboxes, if they make changes in both, box boxes stay black. This looks terrible. At least I know what it is now. I can work on a solution. --- frmsrcurl: http://msgroups.net/microsoft.public...of-my-List-Box |
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