Change the Color of a Check Box in Access

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you a trick for changing the "color" of a checkbox by using Conditional Formatting and an extra text box. We'll also learn how to use a little bit of VBA to change the color of the label attached to the check box.

Pre-Requisites

• Conditional Formatting: https://599cd.com/Conditional

Recommended Courses

• Access Expert 19: https://599cd.com/ACX19
• Access Developer 1: https://599cd.com/ACD1

Links

• Intro to VBA: https://599cd.com/IntroVBA
• AfterUpdate: https://599cd.com/AfterUpdate
• If Then: https://599cd.com/IfThen
• On Current Event: https://599cd.com/OnCurrent
• Large Check Box: https://599cd.com/LargeCheckBox

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