Table Description on Form

#1 (**permalink**) 28-Jul-2006, 08:04 AM

I created a form with some of the VBA controls (combox box, text box, etc).
This form populates a table. After I created the form I noticed that I could
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put text in the description section of the table design and that text is
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suppose to show up at the bottom of the form window when you tab onto that
control in the form. It does not work with the combo boxes I have already
created but if I add a new control it does work. Is there any way to update
my form to show these descriptions now without recreating all the controls?
TIA!

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#2 (**permalink**) 28-Jul-2006, 08:04 AM

Jenn,

Place your descriptions into the "StatusBar Text" property of the
corresponding controls.

-Michael

"Jenn" wrote:

> I created a form with some of the VBA controls (combox box, text box, etc).
> This form populates a table. After I created the form I noticed that I could
> put text in the description section of the table design and that text is
> suppose to show up at the bottom of the form window when you tab onto that
> control in the form. It does not work with the combo boxes I have already
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=9680
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=9680
> created but if I add a new control it does work. Is there any way to update
> my form to show these descriptions now without recreating all the controls?
> TIA!