Access forms Top Padding doesn't work for ComboBox Control

Question

Hi all

I'm using Access 2007 and in a form I'm inserting a ComboBox with Height = 0,801 cm like this

Now I want to vertically center the content. I'vd tried Top Margin and the result wasn't very nice:

Also tried change the Top Padding... Doesn't have a "reaction"... This means no changes!

Can someone tell me why there is this property - Top Padding ?   

Regards.

João

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Joao Simplicio Rodrigues

Answer 1

Unfortunately, Microsoft sometimes puts properties in the properties box that don't fit the control. I increased the height of a combo box in 2010 and changed the Top margin a bit. The dropdown arrow button still filled the box. Did you save and close the form and then re-open it? I'm wondering if the box looked correctly sized after that. Maybe it was just your graphics driver getting confused.

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Bill Mosca
www.thatlldoit.com
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MS_Access_Professionals

Answer 2

Thank you for replie Bill

Other guys also tried and obtained the same result.

I made a ugly workaround ...

João.

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Joao Simplicio Rodrigues

Answer 3

Work-around is Access's middle name!

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Bill Mosca
www.thatlldoit.com
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MS_Access_Professionals

Answer 4

Finally I have a machine with Win8 and Office 2010.

And I confirm!

In Office 2010 there are no question !!

João.

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Joao Simplicio Rodrigues

Answer 5

Well

In Office 2010 it's the other way around  

No comments.

João

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Joao Simplicio Rodrigues

Answer 6

Ha-ha-ha. Isn't Access wonderful?

If you choose a transparent background or a background the same as the form's color it will not look that way. 

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Bill Mosca
www.thatlldoit.com
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MS_Access_Professionals

Answer 7

Did that.

A rectangle in the background.

Regards

 

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Joao Simplicio Rodrigues