ACC95: List Box Border Style Visible When Set to Transparent

• Microsoft Access 7.0

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

When you set the BorderStyle property of a list box on a report to Transparent, parts of the list box border are still visible when you preview or print the report.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access 7.0. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access 97.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Start Microsoft Access and open the sample database Northwind.mdb.

2. Create a new report not based on any table or query in Design view.

3. Add a list box control to the Detail section of the report.

4. On the View menu, click Properties.

5. Set the BorderStyle property of the list box to Transparent.

6. On the File menu, click Print Preview. Note that you can still see the top and left borders around the list box.

REFERENCES

For more information about the BorderStyle property, search the Help Index

for "BorderStyle property," or ask the Microsoft Access Answer Wizard.