How to: Change color of the foreground, background and border of controls.
Solution:
In Design View, select the control to change. Select the 'View' menu and select 'Properties'. Click the 'Format' tab from the properties sheet. Change the foreground color, background color and border color in the related fields.
1) If the Database window is not activated, activate the Database window.
2) Click the 'Reports' tab in the Database window.
Reports tab
3) Select the desired report. (The report appears highlighted.)
4) Click 'Design'. (The report opens in Design view.)
5) Select the control to change. (Handles appear around the control.)
6) Select the 'View' menu and select 'Properties'. (The properties Sheet for the selected control appears.)
7) Click the 'Format' tab from the Properties Sheet.
8) To change the control's foreground color:
a) Click on the 'Fore Color' . (The 'Build' button appears to the right.)
A build button
b) Click 'Build'. ( The Color dialog box appears.)
c) Select the desired color]. (The color is highlighted.)
d) Click 'OK'. (The foreground of the control changes ONLY in Report view to the selected color.)
9) To change the control's background color:
a) Single-click on the 'Background Color' . (The 'Build' button appears to the right.)
A build button
b) Click 'Build'. (The Color dialog box appears.)
c) Select the desired color. (The color is highlighted.)
d) Click 'OK'. (The background of the control changes ONLY in Report view to the selected color.)
10) To change the control's border color:
a) Click on the 'Border Color' . (A 'Build' button appears to the right.)
A build button
b) Click 'Build'. ( The Color dialog box appears.)
c) Select the desired color. (The color is highlighted.)
d) Click 'OK'. (The border of the control changes ONLY in Report view to the selected color.)
11) To close the property sheet, click the 'X' button in the upper-right hand corner of the property sheet.
Click the X button to close property sheet
NOTE: The properties will be saved only when the design view is saved.
12) (Optional) To view the new color(s) of the control, select the 'View' menu and select 'Report'. (The report appears in Report view with the new control color(s).)
