Wrap text on control

[Costefran]

Hello

I'm sure there is a simple answer to this but cannot seem to work it out

Is there a way to wrap text on a text control

I have tried can grow but it doesn't seem to work

(Same for reports)


Thanks

 

[ProgramError]

As far as I am aware you text boxes do not have a textwrap property. Use shift & enter
or alt & enter and this should move you down to the next line (inserts a carriage return and line feed).
Alternatively you may mave to write a routine to perform this. Let me know if you want to attempt the latter.


Ian Mayor (UK)
Program Error
Always make your words short and sweet. Because you never know when you may have to eat them.

 

[Pampers]

I'm not sure if I understand the problem right, but if I make a textbox bigger (taller) then one row, the text gets wrapped.

Pampers
Keeping it simple can be complicated

 

[Remou]

I am with Pampers (Access 2000).

 

[HarleyQuinn]

You kept that one quiet...

HarleyQuinn
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[Remou]

 

[Costefran]

Thanks to all for the responses

Unfortunately I have a text box which I can't make bigger or taller so would like to wrap text

So to program error I probably need a routine which creates a new line when it knows it has reached the end of the text box

Is this possible?

 

[PHV]

some discrepancy here:
I can't make bigger
I have tried can grow

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[ProgramError]

Wait a minute. Just tested it and textboxes automatically wrap text.(once the word is split over two lines the textbox will move the word to the start of the new line! It also moves up a line when it reaches the bottom of the textbox!

So what exactly do you mean?

You could try using this in a onclick event of the textbox and see if this is what you want.

Private Sub TextBoxName_Click()
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdZoomBox
End Sub

Ian Mayor (UK)
Program Error
Always make your words short and sweet. Because you never know when you may have to eat them.

 

[Costefran]

Thanks very much I will give your answer a try

For reference my subform text boxes seen to clip the sentence so I only see half of it

 

[TheAceMan1]

. . . or to [blue]Zoom[/blue] from the keyboard [blue]Shift+F2[/blue]

See Ya! . . . . . .

Be sure to see thread181-473997
Also faq181-2886