Apply, change, or remove a theme
Apply the current Windows theme to form controls
- Make sure the operating system is Microsoft Windows XP SP1 or later.
- Select a theme other than Windows Classic as the Windows theme. To verify or change the Windows theme, open the Display window in Control Panel. On the Themes tab, select a theme other than Windows Classic in the Theme list box.
- On the Tools menu, click Options. On the Forms/Reports tab, select the Use Windows Themed Controls on Forms check box.
Change the theme that is applied to form controls
- Open the Display window in Control Panel.
- On the Themes tab, select a theme other than Windows Classic in the Theme list box.
Remove theming of form controls
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- On the Forms/Reports tab, clear the Use Windows Themed Controls on Forms check box.
- In the Database window, click Pages under Objects.
- Click the New button on the Database window toolbar.
- In the New Page dialog box, click Page Wizard and follow the instructions in the wizard.
- On the last screen in the wizard, select the Do you want to apply a theme to your page check box, and then click Finish.
- In the Theme dialog box, under Choose a Theme, click the theme you want.
- Select the options you want.
For an existing data access page
- In Design view, open the data access page.
- On the Format menu, click Theme.
- In the Choose a Theme list, click the theme you want.
- Select the options you want.
Change the theme of a data access page
- In Design view, open the data access page.
- On the Format menu, click Theme.
- In the Choose a Theme list, click the theme you want.
- Select the options you want.
- In Design view, open the data access page.
- On the Format menu, click Theme.
- In the Choose a Theme list, click (No Theme).
From all new data access pages
- In Design view, open any data access page.
- On the Format menu, click Theme.
- In the Choose a Theme list, click (No Theme).
- Click Set Default.
- Click Yes.