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Format text box as italics and blue
George, yes I am open to anything. I placed a separate field with the formatting (I assuem I just simply go to Home then formatting section and select the color I want and I do not go into the field properties bwo the properties sheet. I do not see the formatting in the display field still. I also redragged the fields into the report to make sure the RTF came with it. I do see that you managed to do it per the pic above. If it matters the field I want to format is at the end of the display field. I see yours is at the beginning it appears.
here is my text box code:
=[Short Description] & " [" & [txtSection] & "]"
txtSection is the one I need the formatting on.
- After evaluating the use of the <div></div> markup illustrated in Colin's sample, I stand corrected. It is possible, but you have to get the syntax right!
- I'll look at that, but the requirement is to take values from two different fields and concatenate them into a calculated value in the control, which means they have to come into the expression already formatted. However see that you have included the mark up with <div></div> that might be incorporated into the expression successfully.
Apologies but I've only just noticed this thread.
In case it is any use to you at this late stage, please see the example app attached:Here is a screenshot:
Good luck
Tony2021 SOmetimes it takes a bit of digging to master new things. Continued success.
- I see now. I can replicate in the form and I made a report in your db and it works. I cant get it to work on my report but I imagine i need to be a little more careful and see where I am wrong. thank you!
Yes, I think that's it. It appears that you have to apply custom formatting while the form is open in single or continuous view. I believe in design view that only controls the default, plain vanilla format.
Also, make sure you select the text to be formatted first as well. Otherwise it's just the default.
- I can't see anything really, except that your screenshot appears to be in design view. I made the format changes in normal, single view.
George,
Sorry but I dont follow.
If I go to Home / Text Formatting and choose the font color, it doesnt change from Red.
here below I changed it to yellow.
Its still RED when the form opens:
Let me know what I am doing wrong.
Hi George, I see how its setup and I think I am replicating on my side. I dont see how you set the color of the text box Project Status? I think you are doing it some special way because I can not change the color of that box.
