PaletteSource Property

Applies To

Form, Report.

Description

You can use the PaletteSource property to specify the palette for a form or report.

Setting

Enter the path and file name of one of the following file types:

.dib (device-independent bitmap file)
.pal (Windows palette file)
.ico (Windows icon file)
.bmp (Windows bitmap file)
.wmf or .emf file, or other graphics file for which you have a graphics filter

The default setting is (Default), which specifies the palette included with Microsoft Access. If you change this setting by entering a path and file name, the property setting displays (Custom).

You can set this property by using the form's or report's property sheet, a macro, or Visual Basic.

For a form, you can set the PaletteSource property in form Design view and Form view. The property setting is unavailable in other views.

For a report, you can set the PaletteSource property only in report Design view. The property setting is unavailable in other views.

Remarks

Windows can have only one color palette active at a time. Microsoft Access allows you to have multiple graphics on a form, each using a different color palette. The PaletteSource and PaintPalette properties let you specify which color palette a form uses when displaying graphics.

When you set the PaletteSource property for a form or report, Microsoft Access automatically updates its PaintPalette property. Conversely, when you set a form's or report's PaintPalette property, the PaletteSource property is also updated. For example, when you specify a custom palette with the PaintPalette property, the PaletteSource property setting changes to (Custom). The PaintPalette property (which is available only in a macro or Visual Basic) is used to set the palette for the form or report. The PaletteSource property gives you a way to set the palette for the form or report in the property sheet by using an existing graphics file.