From: Nylex on

Sorry - bit slow sometimes - I highlighted all controls and then click
Arrange then Remove and it worked - tks

"Maurice" wrote:

> Ok, let's try again i'll explain a bit more.
>
> When you click the control you'll see a little box with a cross in it. Upper
> left corner of the first label. Click that button it will select all the
> controls.
>
> Now go to the tab arrange and click the remove button in the 'control
> layout' group.
>
> * the first time when you clicked remove it only removed the layout placing
> the control behind the other control. It's still there it has only been
> placed behind the other control. Try the option as i described above and you
> will be presented with seperate controls which will stay in place.
>
> hth
> --
> Maurice Ausum
>
>
> "Nylex" wrote:
>
> > I open the form in Design View - I highlight the text box that I want to
> > alter - I click the "Arrange" tab and then the "remove" button and the whole
> > field is deleted
> > Must be still doing something wrong
> >
> >
> > "Maurice" wrote:
> >
> > > By default all the controls are grouped. To remove the grouping select one
> > > control (in designview) and then click the "Arrange" tab and click the
> > > "remove" button in the ribbon. After that you can resize all your controls
> > > individually.
> > > --
> > > Maurice Ausum
> > >
> > >
> > > "Nylex" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am new to 2007 - have always had 2003
> > > > I can create a new form - no problems
> > > > When I try to alter it I can not
> > > > I open the form in Design View and there is a field that is app 30 spaces
> > > > accross - I only want it 10 spaces accross
> > > > I used to be able to right click the Right Hand side of the field and drag
> > > > it smaller - when I do this now all the other fields reduce also (whish i do
> > > > not want) when I alter just one
> > > > Is there a setting that i have not got set properly
> > > >
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