Using Access 365, selecting a form field and then pasting(CTRL+V) to create a label (as discussed in the Questions From Students video) doesn't seem to work. Has that option been deleted in Access versions after Access 2010?
Scott Axton
@Reply 4 years ago
Shary -
I had to re-watch the video to try and determine how to answer your question. Nothing in Lesson 6 (above) matches what you are describing.
Can you please make sure you're in the correct lesson #1 and #2 expand on what you are trying to do.
Shary FellowsOP
@Reply 4 years ago
Hi Scott. Thanks for your efforts to answer my question. I went back to the Beginner Level 4, Lesson 6 video and picked up the time stamp. Richard's explanation starts at 4:06, but specifically gets to the 'old school trick' that I was intrigued by at 4:50. No worries if you can't find it though. I do understand how to associate the label with the control source. Just anything that can save a step or two is a winner in my book.
Scott Axton
@Reply 4 years ago
So basically two ways or associating the label back to the control.
1 - Click on the error triangle & choose Associate Label with a Control. Choose the control to associate it to.
2 - Cut the label (CTRL-X) then click on the Control that doesn't have the label and paste (CTRL-V). Now that label is associated with the control again. This was the "old school" way you used to have to do it. Method one didn't used to exist.
'then pasting(CTRL+V) to create a label' this doesn't create a label.
You need to already have a label that you cut then paste onto the control to associate it.
Scott Axton
@Reply 4 years ago
Alex Agreed, guess it was apparent to me from the video. "Cut the label (CTRL-X)..."
Shary FellowsOP
@Reply 4 years ago
Thanks Scott and Alex. I had actually overlooked the CTRL-X step in the video. Got it now!
Scott Axton
@Reply 4 years ago
Alex - Technically you don't have to create a label first, then cut it, in order to paste it.
I didn't want to confuse the issue, but you can click on any label and press CTRL-C (Copy). Now click on any control that doesn't have a label (that would normally have a label) and Paste it. That will both create a label and associate it with the control you clicked to paste it to.
In fact, If you had 5 text boxes for example that you previously removed the label from you could click each one and paste with out copying again. Click1 paste, Click2 paste, ..., Click5 paste.
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