Command Button formatting - shiny silver?

[lorirobn]

Hi all,
I am using Access 2003. In the sample database, the command buttons are shiny silver, with blue border. The border turns yellow when the mouse hovers over it. Same with the samples on the CD that came with my Access Book.

However, my command buttons remain the boring gray. (the right and bottom edges are darker).

How can I change my command buttons to be like above? I can't figure it out.

Thanks in advance for any help.
Lori

 

[67peshawar294]

lori,

http://www.microsoft-accesssolutions.co.uk/command_button.htm

is only one of the results I got when I searched Google for
"command buttons access"
jim

 

[FancyPrairie]

Another method is to create your own image and then place a command button on top of the image and set the Background property of the command button to transparent.

 

[ZmrAbdulla]

In the sample database, the command buttons are shiny silver, with blue border.

This is something like you are using WinXP. I can't see any property to set the commad button to style as XP buttons without any activex in Access.
Create an image and use as a command button as suggested by FancyPraire.
Or
Insert > Activex > Microsoft Forms Command Button. You have more control on color & style.

I don't know about distribution of the app will affect or not because these command buttons are not native Access.

Zameer Abdulla
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[lorirobn]

Hello everyone,
What I discovered, after researching the web, is that it has something to do with the fact that I originally created the database using Access 97. So when I look at databases (the examples) written with Access 2003, the buttons are new-style. But I cannot get mine to look that way. When I created a new 'test' database, I got the new-style buttons.

I think maybe I need to convert my database, or the buttons at least, to Access 2003 style. I'm not sure how to do this. I have my database file option set to 'Access 2000', since my some of my users have that version. (When I changed it to Access 2003, it still was old-style).

Thanks for your replies. At least I know if I have to change the buttons, there's a way. But I would think there's gotta be an easier way to convert them????

THANKS once again!!!
Lori