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ACC97: Line Control Shows on All Pages of Tab Control

Article ID: 166362

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q166362

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

SYMPTOMS

When you drag a line onto a tab control page on a form in Microsoft Access 97, and you set the SpecialEffect property for that line to one of the following

Raised
Sunken
Etched
Shadowed
Chiseled

each additional page of the tab control will display the image of the line.

RESOLUTION

To have the line appear only on the first page of the tab control, you must set the SpecialEffect property of the line to Flat.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 97. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
Create a form and add a Tab control to the form.
Drag a line onto Page 1 of the Tab control.
Set the SpecialEffect property of the line to any setting other than Flat.
Open the form in Form view. Note that the SpecialEffect property is displayed correctly.
Click the Page 2 tab. Note the image of the line is displayed on the page.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the SpecialEffect property, search the Help Index for "SpecialEffect property," or ask the Microsoft Access 97 Office Assistant.

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