The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
SUMMARY
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
You can use graphic images as "wallpaper," or background, for your forms to
make them more attractive.
NOTE: In Microsoft Access for Windows 95 version 7.0, you can set the
form's Picture property to any .bmp, .dib, or .wmf file type and set a
watermark for the background of a form. To do so, give the complete path in
the Picture property, for example, c:\access\bitmaps\styles\leaves.wmf.
MORE INFORMATION
The following example demonstrates how to add wallpaper to a form:
- Start the Microsoft Windows Paintbrush program (or any graphics program
of your choice) and open the WINLOGO.BMP bitmap file (or any bitmap file
of your choice).
- Select the graphics image. If you are using Paintbrush, choose the Pick
tool (a pair of open scissors below a dotted rectangle) from the
toolbox. Select the bitmap image by using the mouse to place the
crosshairs in the upper-left corner of the bitmap, and then click and
hold down the left mouse button and drag the rectangle to the lower-
right corner to encompass the entire image.
- From the Edit menu, choose Copy. This places a copy of the bitmap image
on the Windows Clipboard.
- Start Microsoft Access, and open the sample database NWIND.MDB.
- Open the Customers form in Design view. Select the form by clicking the
small, white box in the upper-left corner of the form.
- From the Edit menu, choose Paste. This pastes the bitmap image to an
object frame control on the form.
Note that the graphic image does not cover the entire form, but only the
upper-left corner of it. This is because this particular graphic image
is too small for the form. To cover the entire form, either use a larger
graphic image, or use a different graphics program to alter the
graphic's size.
- From the Layout menu, choose Send To Back. This puts the graphic image
in the background.
NOTE: In version 2.0, Send to Back is on the Format menu.
- On this form, the BackStyle property for all the label controls is set
to Clear. In order to make the labels more readable against the new
background, change the labels' BackStyle properties to Normal. You can
also change the BackColor properties, using the Color Palette.
REFERENCES
"Inside Microsoft Access," April 1993, Vol. 1, No. 2, pages 1-5
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