EmptyCell Members (Access)

Represents an empty cell in a control layout.

Methods

Name

Description

Move

Moves the specified object to the coordinates specified by the argument values.

SizeToFit

You can use the SizeToFit method to size a control so it fits the text or image that it contains.

Properties

Name

Description

Application

You can use the Application property to access the active Microsoft Access Application object and its related properties. Read-only Application object.

BackColor

Gets or sets the interior color of the specified object. Read/write Long.

BackShade

Gets or sets the shade applied to the theme color in the BackColor property of the specified object. Read/write Single.

BackStyle

You can use the BackStyle property to specify whether a control will be transparent. Read/write Byte.

BackThemeColorIndex

Gets or sets a value that represents a color in the applied color theme associated with the BackColor property of the specified object. Read/write Long.

BackTint

Gets or sets the tint that is applied to the theme color in the BackColor property of the specified object. Read/write Single.

BottomPadding

Gets or sets the amount of space (in inches) between the list box and its bottom gridline. Read/write Integer.

ControlType

You can use the ControlType property in Visual Basic to determine the type of a control on a form or report. Read/write Byte.

DisplayWhen

You can use the DisplayWhen property to specify which of a form's controls you want displayed on screen and in print. Read/write Byte.

EventProcPrefix

Gets or sets the prefix portion of an event procedure name. Read/write String.

GridlineColor

Gets or sets the color of the gridline for the specified list box. Read/write Long.

GridlineShade

Gets or sets the shade applied to the theme color in the GridlineColor property of the specified object. Read/write Single.

GridlineStyleBottom

Gets or sets the bottom gridline style of the specified list box. Read/write Byte.

GridlineStyleLeft

Gets or sets the width of the bottom gridline for the specified text box. Read/write Byte.

GridlineStyleRight

Gets or sets the right gridline style of the specified text box. Read/write Byte.

GridlineStyleTop

Gets or sets the top gridline style of the specified text box. Read/write Byte.

GridlineThemeColorIndex

Gets or sets the theme color index that represents a color in the applied color theme associated with the GridlineColor property of the specified object. Read/write Long.

GridlineTint

Gets or sets the tint applied to the theme color in the GridlineColor property of the specified object. Read/write Single.

GridlineWidthBottom

Gets or sets the width of the bottom gridline for the specified text box. Read/write Byte.

GridlineWidthLeft

Gets or sets the width of the left gridline for the specified text box. Read/write Byte.

GridlineWidthRight

Gets or sets the width of the right gridline for the specified text box. Read/write Byte.

GridlineWidthTop

Gets or sets the width of the top gridline for the specified text box. Read/write Byte.

Height

Gets or sets the height of the specified object in twips. Read/write Integer.

HelpContextId

The HelpContextID property specifies the context ID of a topic in the custom Help file specified by the HelpFile property setting. Read/write Long.

HorizontalAnchor

Gets or sets an AcHorizontalAnchor constant that indicates how the text box is anchored horizontally within its layout. Read/write.

InSelection

You can use the InSelection property to determine or specify whether a control on a form in Design view is selected. Read/write Boolean.

IsVisible

You can use the IsVisible property in to determine whether a control on a report is visible. Read/write Boolean.

Layout

Returns the type of layout for the specified text box. Read-only AcLayoutType.

LayoutID

Returns the unique identifier for the layout that contains the specified text box. Read-only Long.

Left

You can use the Left property to specify an object's location on a form or report. Read/write Integer.

LeftPadding

Gets or sets the amount of space (in inches) between the text box and its left gridline. Read/write Integer.

Name

You can use the Name property to specify or determine the string expression that identifies the name of an object. Read/write String.

Parent

Returns the parent object for the specified object. Read-only.

Properties

Returns a reference to a control's Properties collection object. Read-only.

RightPadding

Gets or sets the amount of space (in inches) between the text box and its right gridline. Read/write Integer.

Section

You can identify these controls by the section of a form or report where the control appears. Read/write Integer.

ShortcutMenuBar

You can use the ShortcutMenuBar property to specify the shortcut menu that will appear when you right-click on the specified object. Read/write String.

SpecialEffect

You can use the SpecialEffect property to specify whether special formatting will apply to the specified object. Read/write Byte.

StatusBarText

You can use the StatusBarText property to specify the text that is displayed in the status bar when a control is selected. Read/write String.

Tag

Stores extra information about a form, report, section, or control needed by a Microsoft Access application. Read/write String.

Top

You can use the Top property to specify an object's location on a form or report. Read/write Integer. .

TopPadding

Gets or sets the amount of space (in inches) between the text box and its top gridline. Read/write Integer.

VerticalAnchor

Gets or sets an AcVerticalAnchor constant that indicates how the specified text box is anchored vertically within its layout. Read/write.

Visible

Returns or sets whether the object is visible. Read/write Boolean.

Width

Gets or sets the width of the specified object in twips. Read/write Integer.