ACC: Allowing an Ampersand to Appear in a Caption

 Last reviewed: April 2, 1997
Article ID: Q90090
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 7.0

SUMMARY

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

A caption containing an ampersand (&) will result in a value that replaces the ampersand with an underscore character (_). For example, entering the caption 

   Jack & Jill
in the property sheet will result in the following caption on the form or control: 

   Jack _Jill

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Access allows you to underline a character in a caption, giving it ALT key access, by specifying an ampersand before the character that is to be underlined. Because the ampersand appears before the space in the following caption 

   Jack & Jill
Microsoft Access assumes that the intention is to underline the space following the ampersand.

If an ampersand is to appear in a caption, you must specify two ampersand characters in a row. For example, entering the following caption in the property sheet 

   Jack && Jill
will result in the following caption in the resulting form or control: 

   Jack & Jill

Additional query words: title
Keywords : FmsHowto kbusage
Version : 1.0 1.1 2.0 7.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Hardware : x86
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: April 2, 1997
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