ACC2000: Hiding Control on a Page Doesn't Hide Control's Label

ID: Q203447

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access 2000

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SYMPTOMS

When you set the Visiblity property of a control on a data access page to Hidden, the associated label for that control remains visible.

CAUSE

The control and the control's label have separate Visibility properties on pages.

RESOLUTION

For each control that you hide on a page, set the Visibility property for that control's label separately. To hide a control's label, select the label, and then set the Visibility property to Hidden.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

You need to set the Visibility property for the labels of check boxes, drop-down lists, list boxes, option buttons, and text boxes separately.

Additional query words: DAP pra


Keywords          : kbdta AccDAP DAPProb 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 8, 1999