Change command button color on mouse hover 1

[kgerlitz]

In VB code how can I get a command button to change colors when the mouse "hovers" over it.

 

[ZOR]

Part number one, the command button background color cannot be changed from its amazing grey. Have you looked in the command button properties, events. I know it has a mouse down, mouse up, but don't think there's a mouse over. Welcome to Access. I have just moved over from VB to Access to do a project, I'm a bit worried with XP looking pretty my Access project will look as interesting as a dialogue box. I might be wrong. Maybe someone else can throw some good news for you.

 

[THWatson]

kgerlitz
One thing you can do is use a text box, and shape it so that it looks like a command button.

Then change it's MouseOver property to the BackColor you wish.

Me.YourTextButton.BackColor = 16711680

Play around with that so that it changes when you move away from hovering over it.

Tom

 

[kgerlitz]

Tom, evidently I did create a text box because of the color issue--that's the good news. However, the only mouse features I have under the events is Mouse Down, Move, and Up. I am working on Access 2000, could this be a later version thing?

 

[THWatson]

So sorry. My mistake.

I meant to say MouseMove...not MouseOver.

What you have to do is add two codes - one to change it and one to change it back. Something like...

Private Sub YourTextBox_MouseMove(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, x As Single, Y As Single)
    Me.YourTextBox.BackColor = 16711680
End Sub

Private Sub Detail_MouseMove(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, x As Single, Y As Single)
    Me.YourTextBox.BackColor = 8388608
End Sub

Tom

 

[ZOR]

I found this link the other day, don't know if its of interest, means spending money, but have a look.

http://www.peterssoftware.com/bp.htm

 

[kgerlitz]

Giddy-up Tom. Thanks for the help