Change tab colors on a tab form 1

[rookiedev]

Does anyone know how the tabs on a tab form can be changed. There is not a property to change the back color and I was hoping one of the brilliant developers out there had come up with something. I use tab forms alot and love the effect but they seem to be very limited.
Thanks!
Rookie Dev

 

[ad2]

As far as I know there isn't any way to do this on the tab control itself, but you can make a "fake" tab form.

Go here for full instructions and good luck:

http://www.fontstuff.com/access/acctut12.htm

 

[FancyPrairie]

Check out this thread thread702-474863 also

 

[rookiedev]

ad2-
Thanks for the tip! What a terrific link!You deserve a star for that, for sure.

FancyPrairie- I went to the thread that you suggested but I do not seem to have the option to set the Tab's background to transparent in 97. Am I just not seeing it or is it only possible in 2K?

Thanks for the advice!

RookieDev

 

[FancyPrairie]

Check out the BackStyle property of the tab control. It's probably set to Normal. You should be able to set it to Transparent.