Access 2016 Intermediate

Lesson 9 - Manipulating Form Controls in Design View

Access 2016

A LIGNING C ONTROLS

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Discussion

Automatically align controls with one another. This option allows you to line up the edges of controls quicker and more accurately than lining them up individually.

The available alignment options are listed in the following table:

Option

Description

Left

Left edges of the controls are aligned with the left edge of the leftmost control in the selection. Right edges of the controls are aligned with the right edge of the rightmost control in the selection. Top edges of the controls are aligned with the top edge of the top control in the selection. Bottom edges of the controls are aligned with the bottom edge of the bottom control in the selection.

Right

Top

Bottom

To Grid

The controls are aligned with the grid.

NOTE The Align buttons on the Arrange tab do not overlap controls. Instead of overlapping controls, Access positions them with the edges together.

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Procedures

1. Open the desired form or report in Design view. 2. Select the controls you want to align.

3. On the Arrange tab in the Sizing & Ordering group, click Align

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4. Select the desired alignment button.

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