How to: Add an unbound control to a report.
Solution:
In Form Design view, make sure the 'Control Wizard' is depressed, select the desired unbound control and click on the desired location on the report.
NOTE: The 'Developer Tools' must be installed.
1) If the Database window is not active, activate the Database window.
2) Click the 'Report' tab in the Database window.
Reports tab
3) Select the desired report from the list box. (The selected report is highlighted.)
4) Click 'Design'. (The selected report appears in the Design view.
5) Make sure the 'Control Wizard' located in the 'Toolbox' is depressed.
Control Wizard depressed.
6) Select the desired unbound control to create from the Toolbox.
Select an unbound control.
7) Click location for the unbound control. (The size of the control defaults to a preset size.)
NOTE: To create an unbound control to a certain size, click and hold down the mouse button and drag to the desired size.
8) (Optional) To edit either the label or the text box, do the following:
a) Click on the label box. (Handles appear around the box.)
Handles around the control.
b) Select the 'Properties' from the 'Formatting' toolbar. (The Properties box appears.)
Properties box.
c) Type and make the desired selections.
NOTE: To create several controls of the same type, double-click on the selected tool in the Toolbox to 'lock it'.
