Label Members (Access)

This object corresponds to a label control. Labels on a form or report display descriptive text such as titles, captions, or brief instructions.

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.

BorderColor

You can use the BorderColor property to specify the color of a control's border. Read/write Long.

BorderShade

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

BorderStyle

Specifies how a control's border appears.Read/write Byte.

BorderThemeColorIndex

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

BorderTint

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

BorderWidth

You can use the BorderWidth property to specify the width of a control's border. Read/write Byte.

BottomMargin

Along with the LeftMargin, RightMargin, and TopMargin properties, specifies the location of information displayed within a label control. Read/write Integer.

BottomPadding

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

Caption

Gets or sets the text that appears in the control. Read/write String.

ControlTipText

You can use the ControlTipText property to specify the text that appears in a ScreenTip when you hold the mouse pointer over a control. Read/write String.

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.

FontBold

You can use the FontBold property to specify whether a font appears in a bold style in the following situations:

  • When displaying or printing controls on forms and reports.

  • When using the Print method on a report.

Read/write Boolean.

FontItalic

You can use the FontItalic property to specify whether text is italic in the following situations:

  • When displaying or printing controls on forms and reports.

  • When using the Print method on a report.

Read/write Boolean.

FontName

You can use the FontName property to specify the font for text in the following situations:

  • When displaying or printing controls on forms and reports.

  • When using the Print method on a report.

Read/write String.

FontSize

You can use the FontSize property to specify the point size for text in the following situations:

  • When displaying or printing controls on forms and reports.

  • When using the Print method on a report.

Read/write Integer.

FontUnderline

You can use the FontUnderline property to specify whether text is underlined in the following situations:

  • When displaying or printing controls on forms and reports.

  • When using the Print method on a report.

Read/write Boolean.

FontWeight

You can use the DatasheetFontWeight property to specify the line width of the font used to display and print characters for field names and data in Datasheet view. Read/write Integer.

ForeColor

You can use the ForeColor property to specify the color for text in a control. Read/write Long.

ForeShade

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

ForeThemeColorIndex

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

ForeTint

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

GridlineColor

Gets or sets the color of the gridline for the specified label. 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 label. Read/write Byte.

GridlineStyleLeft

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

GridlineStyleRight

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

GridlineStyleTop

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

GridlineWidthLeft

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

GridlineWidthRight

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

GridlineWidthTop

Gets or sets the width of the top gridline for the specified label. 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 label is anchored horizontally within its layout. Read/write.

Hyperlink

You can use the Hyperlink property to return a reference to a Hyperlink object. You can use the Hyperlink property to access the properties and methods of a control's hyperlink. Read-only.

HyperlinkAddress

You can use the HyperlinkAddress property to specify or determine the path to an object, document, Web page or other destination for a hyperlink associated with a the specified control. Read/write String.

HyperlinkSubAddress

You can use the HyperlinkSubAddress property to specify or determine a location within the target document specified by the HyperlinkAddress property. Read/write String.

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 label. Read-only AcLayoutType.

LayoutID

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

Left

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

LeftMargin

Along with the TopMargin, RightMargin, and BottomMargin properties, specifies the location of information displayed within a label control. Read/write Integer. .

LeftPadding

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

LineSpacing

You can use the LineSpacing property to specify or determine the location of information displayed within a label or text box control. 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.

NumeralShapes

You can use the NumeralShapes property to specify or determine numeral shapes to be displayed and printed in a combo box, label, list box, or text box. Read/write Byte.

OldBorderStyle

You can use this property to set or returns the unedited value of the BorderStyle property for a form or control. This property is useful if you need to revert to an unedited or preferred border style. Read/write Byte.

OnClick

Sets or returns the value of the On Click box in the Properties window. Read/write String.

OnDblClick

Sets or returns the value of the On Dbl Click box in the Properties window. Read/write String.

OnMouseDown

Sets or returns the value of the On Mouse Down box in the Properties window. Read/write String.

OnMouseMove

Sets or returns the value of the On Mouse Move box in the Properties window. Read/write String.

OnMouseUp

Sets or returns the value of the On Mouse Up box in the Properties window. 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.

ReadingOrder

You can use the ReadingOrder property to specify or determine the reading order of words in text. Read/write Byte.

RightMargin

Along with the TopMargin, Left Margin, and BottomMargin properties, specifies the location of information displayed within a label control. Read/write Integer.

RightPadding

Gets or sets the amount of space (in inches) between the label 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.

SmartTags

Returns a SmartTags collection that represents the collection of smart tags that have been added to a control. .

SpecialEffect

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

Tag

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

TextAlign

The TextAlign property specifies the text alignment in new controls. Read/write Byte.

ThemeFontIndex

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

Top

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

TopMargin

Along with the LeftMargin, RightMargin, and BottomMargin properties, specifies the location of information displayed within a label control. Read/write Integer.

TopPadding

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

Vertical

You can use the Vertical property to set a form control for vertical display and editing or set a report control for vertical display and printing. Read/write Boolean.

VerticalAnchor

Gets or sets an AcVerticalAnchor constant that indicates how the specified label 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.

Events

Name

Description

Click

The Click event occurs when the user presses and then releases a mouse button over an object.

DblClick

The DblClick event occurs when the user presses and releases the left mouse button twice over an object within the double-click time limit of the system.

MouseDown

The MouseDown event occurs when the user presses a mouse button.

MouseMove

The MouseMove event occurs when the user moves the mouse.

MouseUp

The MouseUp event occurs when the user releases a mouse button.