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Date Box
Lee Shastid 
    
4 months ago
I have a date box on my main menu and it appears that a black box/highlight on it that almost like a flash pattern. I just want the date to show and no black background if it is possible. Can it be done.
Lee Shastid OP  @Reply  
    
4 months ago

Kevin Robertson  @Reply  
          
4 months ago
Open the Property Sheet for the Text Box.
On the 'Other' tab set Tab Stop to No.
Richard Rost  @Reply  
          
4 months ago
Yeah, looks like that's basically the first tab stop on your form. If there are no other fields you can tab to on the menu, then you'll have to make a little blank one and sit it in the corner. I've had to do that on a few forms, but normally, if you do what Kevin said and make that not a tab stop, it'll just go to your first button.
Donald Blackwell  @Reply  
        
4 months ago
If it's just a display field that the database generates for you that is not editable, then you could also set the properties on the data tab of the field to enabled = false and locked = true and even if there are no other controls, Access will pass the focus to the form.
Lee Shastid OP  @Reply  
    
4 months ago
Thank you...I never can remember the tab stop on stuff like this for some reason.
Lee Shastid OP  @Reply  
    
4 months ago
I got it to do what I needed by Donald's method. That was a  ew one to me....Thank you
Donald Blackwell  @Reply  
        
4 months ago
Happy to help... As Richard frequently says, there are lots of different ways to do just about everything in Access.
Lee Shastid OP  @Reply  
    
4 months ago
That is for sure...Just trying to remember the different ways to do something is a challenge in itself...

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