putting a form in the middle

[xtra]

Hi Folk

I am wondering if it is possible to put a form in the middle of the screen.
That is, my form is about 20cms wide by 11 cms high, but my screen is much
wider and higher, so I was wondering if it possible to put it in the middle
of my screen.

Any ideas?

[Nick Coe \(UK\)]

Open your form in design view then open the property sheet
for the form. You should find a property called Auto
Center. Set it to Yes.

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Hi Folk

I am wondering if it is possible to put a form in the
middle
of the screen. That is, my form is about 20cms wide by 11
cms
high, but my screen is much wider and higher, so I was
wondering if it possible to put it in the middle of my
screen.

Any ideas?

[Keith]

"Nick Coe (UK)" <cl*****************@MASPON.yahooDOTcom> wrote in message
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Open your form in design view then open the property sheet for the form.
You should find a property called Auto Center. Set it to Yes.

Just to clarify Nick's reply, that will centre the form about the Access
window, not necessarily the screen. To centre about the screen requires the
Access window to be maximised.

Regards,
Keith.
www.keithwilby.com

[xtra]

"Keith" <ke*********@baeAWAYWITHITsystems.com> wrote in message
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"Nick Coe (UK)" <cl*****************@MASPON.yahooDOTcom> wrote in message
news:42***********************@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...

Open your form in design view then open the property sheet for the form.
You should find a property called Auto Center. Set it to Yes.
Just to clarify Nick's reply, that will centre the form about the Access
window, not necessarily the screen. To centre about the screen requires

the Access window to be maximised.

Regards,
Keith.
www.keithwilby.com

Hi dudes,

I know about this, and it should work, but it certainly does not fill the
screen. The controls stay the exact size of what you set them. The only
time the controls resize is when you print and only vertically, not
horizontally. I want the form look like this:

|-----------------|
| |
| [ ] |
| |
|-----------------|

where [ ] are the controls and the area around it expands if the screen gets
bigger and/or smaller....

Cheers

Nicolaas

[Keith]

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I want the form look like this:

|-----------------|
| |
| [ ] |
| |
|-----------------|

where [ ] are the controls and the area around it expands if the screen
gets
bigger and/or smaller....

That's not what you asked originally, Filling the screen <> putting it in
the middle ;-p
You could probably achieve this using VBA but I'm suspecting it won't be a
trivial task. I don't have anything in my library that will do it.

Regards,
Keith.

[Nick Coe \(UK\)]

Keith,

Thanks for clarifying.

I do believe there's some code in one of the Designer's
Handbooks. It rings a bell anyway, I've certainly seen it
done and it was very, very flickery with all the redraws.
I'll research and get back to Mr/Ms xtra.

--
Nick Coe (UK)
http://www.alphacos.co.uk/

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"xtra" <wi**********@hottermail.com> wrote in message
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I want the form look like this:

-----------------|
|
[ ] |
|
-----------------|

where [ ] are the controls and the area around it expands
if
the screen gets
bigger and/or smaller....

That's not what you asked originally, Filling the screen
<>
putting it in the middle ;-p
You could probably achieve this using VBA but I'm
suspecting
it won't be a trivial task. I don't have anything in my
library that will do it.
Regards,
Keith.

[Nick Coe \(UK\)]

As Keith said, you didn't ask about resizing controls. Let
me go and do a bit of research, I'm sure I've seen something
somewhere.

--
Nick Coe (UK)
http://www.alphacos.co.uk/

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"Keith" <ke*********@baeAWAYWITHITsystems.com> wrote in
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"Nick Coe (UK)" <cl*****************@MASPON.yahooDOTcom>
wrote in message
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Open your form in design view then open the property
sheet
for the form. You should find a property called Auto
Center.
Set it to Yes.

Just to clarify Nick's reply, that will centre the form
about
the Access window, not necessarily the screen. To centre
about the screen requires the Access window to be
maximised.

Regards,
Keith.
www.keithwilby.com

Hi dudes,

I know about this, and it should work, but it certainly
does
not fill the screen. The controls stay the exact size of
what
you set them. The only time the controls resize is when
you
print and only vertically, not horizontally. I want the
form
look like this:

-----------------|
|
[ ] |
|
-----------------|

where [ ] are the controls and the area around it expands
if
the screen gets bigger and/or smaller....

Cheers

Nicolaas

[Nick Coe \(UK\)]

Right.

There's a whole load of stuff on resizing forms, controls,
auto-sizing and scaling in the Access Developers Handbook by
Getz, Litwin and Gilbert. They also include a stack of code
you can bolt in to your app.

www.developershandbook.com

--
Nick Coe (UK)
http://www.alphacos.co.uk/

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"Keith" <ke*********@baeAWAYWITHITsystems.com> wrote in
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"Nick Coe (UK)" <cl*****************@MASPON.yahooDOTcom>
wrote in message
news:42***********************@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...

Open your form in design view then open the property
sheet
for the form. You should find a property called Auto
Center.
Set it to Yes.

Just to clarify Nick's reply, that will centre the form
about
the Access window, not necessarily the screen. To centre
about the screen requires the Access window to be
maximised.

Regards,
Keith.
www.keithwilby.com

Hi dudes,

I know about this, and it should work, but it certainly
does
not fill the screen. The controls stay the exact size of
what
you set them. The only time the controls resize is when
you
print and only vertically, not horizontally. I want the
form
look like this:

-----------------|
|
[ ] |
|
-----------------|

where [ ] are the controls and the area around it expands
if
the screen gets bigger and/or smaller....

Cheers

Nicolaas