Create a label

Use this procedure to create a stand-alone label (a label that isn't attached to another control). To create a label that's attached to a control, just create the control. Microsoft Access automatically attaches a label to the control when you create it.

1. Open a form in Design view, a report in Design view, or a data access page in Design view.
   
   
2. Click the Label tool in the toolbox.
   
   
3. On the form, report, or data access page, click where you want to place the label, and then type the text for the label.

Notes

• If you want to display the text in a label on more than one line on a form or report, you can resize the label after you enter all the text, or you can press CTRL+ENTER at the end of the first line of text to enter a carriage return. If you insert a carriage return, Microsoft Access automatically wraps subsequent lines as you type. To manually insert a line break on a subsequent line, press CTRL+ENTER again. The maximum width of the label is determined by the length of the first line of text.
  
  
• If you want to use an ampersand (&) in a label on a form or report, you must type two ampersands. This is because Microsoft Access uses the ampersand in a label or button to define an access key.