Format? horizontal aligning a control's text

[jamaarneen]

Hi,
I'm still new with access (2003). I am wondering if somebody can please tel me, how is it possible to format the horizontal alligning of the text from a control - let's say the caption text of a button - ?
(i'm just trying to make a little "spin button" with an arrow in it. does ms access have ready spin buttons?)
thanks in advanced
Ja

 

[lameid]

In a word, no.

You can set the vertical property of a textbox or label to true to rotate text 90 degrees clockwise.

I guess you could use a series of arrows or left and right arrows and toggling the property to get the desired effect.


You can also turn the hourglass on and off via code...

Docmd.Hourglass True 'turn it on

Docmd.Hourglass False 'turn it off

 

[jamaarneen]

lameid, Thanks a lot.
the vertical property will do it. it's unfortunate that it isn't available for commandbuttons, but a label will also do it.

(but I didn't understand what you ment with the 'hourglass'. as far I know, it's a property for the mousepointer, what have nothing to do with my problem. maybe i wasn't clear enough)

thanks again
ja

 

[lameid]

I'm sorry I wasn't specific... I thought you might have just be looking for an indicator to show an operation was in progress which is why I mentioned the hourglass. The Hourglass is the simplest solution for that.