Move a text box or other control and its label

1. Open a form in Design view, a report in Design view, or a data access page in Design view.
   
   
2. Click the control or its label.

   When you click either part of a compound control in forms and reports, Microsoft Access displays the move handles for both controls, as well as the sizing handles for the control that you clicked. On data access pages, when the control is selected, the label is not automatically selected. If you move the control, the label goes with it. But if you move the label, the control does not move.

3. Move the pointer over the border (not the move handle) of either the control or its label. In forms and reports, the pointer turns into an open hand. In data access pages, the pointer changes to a four-headed arrow. After the pointer changes, drag the controls to a new position.

Notes  

• When you move a control in a form or report, you can maintain its horizontal or vertical alignment with other controls by holding down the SHIFT key while selecting and moving the control. You can move the control horizontally or vertically only, depending on which direction you move it first.
  
  
• If you need to make small adjustments to the placement of a control, you might find it easier to press CTRL plus the appropriate arrow keys. When you move a control this way in forms, reports, and data access pages, Access does not align the control with the grid, even if Snap To Grid is on.