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Outlook style interface in Access 97
I would like to have an outlook style interface for an Access 97 app. By this I mean the shortcut icons on the left with the main window on the right. The app would have 2-4 main forms and a few predetermined reports. Any ideas?
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Another thought is a good GRID control might also work well for the right hand bulk of the application.
i made something simialar to what your describing.. i used sheridans listbar activeX control along with a tabcontrol to change the forms... There is an easier way to do this by using a subform and then changing the source property of the subform when the icon is clicked...
I can't think of a way to do it tho without any activex controls.
I can't think of a way to do it tho without any activex controls.
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Your first two ideas were the two that I thought of but wasn't sure of. The idea of one form with buttons and multiple subforms seem the best approach, as least for me. What I was hoping for was some outlook control. But come to think of it the subform method is really like that. The tab control I didn't think of, but I realize that it will wokr great for another project. Thanks, Wes and to the others which responded!
Happy to help.
You might want to follow this up with another question about the controls mentioned in the comments by Phoat and VBExpert.
ActiveX controls don't get much discussion here in the Access topic. I think there is a slight bias against using third-party (or even Microsoft) activex controls in mdb files among the experts that contribute to this topic.
Wes
You might want to follow this up with another question about the controls mentioned in the comments by Phoat and VBExpert.
ActiveX controls don't get much discussion here in the Access topic. I think there is a slight bias against using third-party (or even Microsoft) activex controls in mdb files among the experts that contribute to this topic.
Wes
Sheridan offers a nice treeview control I like to use personally for that part. The form on the right is going to be populated almost entirely by a great big LISTBOX or a series of listboxes which are kept in sync (whatever is selected in one is also selected on the others).
Don't forget to let us know how it turns out!