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HowTo Increase the size of the Check Box

RobH
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How can I increase the size of the Checkbox used on a form?

I can see its going to become a problem for some of the users on my application. (I personally think they could do with a little size increase also)

G'Day From downunder..
Rob.
Aug 1 '07 #1
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Stang02GT
1,208 Expert 1GB
Hello Rob,

If you want to make the check box bigger "Right Click" on it and bring up the properites menu. From there you want to click on the "Format" tab and then you will find settings for the height, and width. Just play around with those numbers until you get your check box to the right size.



Have a good one!
Aug 1 '07 #2
ADezii
8,834 Expert 8TB
How can I increase the size of the Checkbox used on a form?

I can see its going to become a problem for some of the users on my application. (I personally think they could do with a little size increase also)

G'Day From downunder..
Rob.
I don't think that you can increase the size of the Default Check Box but you can mimic its functionality as long as there is no need for it to be Bound. You can also make its size practically as large as you want. Try this:
  1. Create a Label Control on your Form and adjust its size as you so desire.
  2. Initially, set its Caption to "X".
  3. Special Effect = Sunken.
  4. Backcolor = White.
  5. Text Aligmment = Center.
  6. Adjust Font Name and Font Size to the size of the Label.
  7. Remove the "X" Caption.
  8. In the Click() Event of the Label, place the following code:
    Expand|Select|Wrap|Line Numbers
    1. Private Sub lblCheck_Click()
    2. With Me![lblCheck]
    3.   If .Caption = "X" Then
    4.     .Caption = vbNullString
    5.   Else
    6.     .Caption = "X"
    7.     'process code for a Normal Check Box when checked
    8.   End If
    9. End With
    10. End Sub
Aug 1 '07 #3
Stang02GT
1,208 Expert 1GB
Yes, my mistake. I thought that you would be able to change the size of the check box by simply changing the numbers in the properties section. ADezii is absolutely right I apologize i should have not ASSumed it would work.
Aug 1 '07 #4
missinglinq
3,532 Expert 2GB
Here's an old post from this forum that goes into the kind of hack ADeziii is suggesting in a little more depth, giving fonts and characters to use:

http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread192418.html

Linq ;0)>
Aug 1 '07 #5

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