Coding for shortcut keys
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From: Peter Hibbs on 22 Apr 2010 04:19 Rose, Glad to be of help. Just one other point since this facility is new to you. If you actually want to include the ampersand character in a label like 'Fish & Chips' for example, you need to double up the ampersand so that it becomes 'Fish && Chips'. Also, with regards to the check boxes, your users may or may not know that if a Check box has the focus you can just press the SPACE BAR to toggle the Check box. Peter Hibbs. On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:37:01 -0700, Rose B <RoseB(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >Peter, as ever.... you are BRILLIANT!!! I had looked at just about every >property of the form and of the checkbox.... but hadn't thought of looking at >the label! Never come across this before - another one for my tool box. > >Thanks, > >Rose > >"Peter Hibbs" wrote: > >> Rose, >> >> I believe you are describing the built-in short cut facilities of >> Access (and every other Windows program for that matter) where the ALT >> key can be used as a short-cut operation. >> >> To create a short cut for a control (usually a button) you just >> precede the relevant letter in the label with the ampersand character. >> So if you have a button (or Check box) which has the caption (or >> attached label) showing as, say, Print, if you insert the ampersand >> character before the caption text so that it now shows &Print the >> letter P will be underlined and when the user presses ALT + P the code >> attached to the button will be executed. >> >> If your extra Check box has a label you can just insert the ampersand >> before a letter in the label (that has not been used elsewhere on the >> form) and then pressing the ALT key plus the letter will toggle the >> Check box. >> >> Does that fix the problem? >> >> Peter Hibbs. >> >> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:01 -0700, Rose B >> <RoseB(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> >> >mdb - I have full access to the design of the form, and have also searched >> >through the VBA code >> > >> >"Beetle" wrote: >> > >> >> If you look at the file extension for the application in question, >> >> is it .mdb or .mde? >> >> -- >> >> _________ >> >> >> >> Sean Bailey >> >> >> >> >> >> "Rose B" wrote: >> >> >> >> > I have an Access application that was written by someone else (in Access >> >> > 2003) which has a form with various checkboxes on. The checkboxes can be set >> >> > to true/false by using some shortcuts - for example Alt + P. The user wants a >> >> > new checkbox to be added, with a new shortcut to toggle the setting. The >> >> > problem I have is that I cannot see how the shortcut actions have been done! >> >> > I can find no customised ribbons, VBA attached to the form and/or controls on >> >> > the form, macros etc. etc. >> >> > >> >> > Can anyone help???? >> . >> |