You can increase or decrease the height of form and report sections individually. However, when you change the width of one section, you change the width of the entire form or report.
- Open the form or report in Design view.
- Do one or more of the following:
To change the height of a section, place the pointer on the bottom edge of the section and drag the pointer up or down.
To change the width of a section, place the pointer on the right edge of the section and drag the pointer left or right.
To change both height and width of a section, place the pointer in the lower-right corner of the section and drag it diagonally in any direction.
Resize a data access page section
You can increase or decrease the height of a data access page section individually. However, when you change the width of a section, Microsoft Access automatically resizes other sections that belong to the same group level to match the new width.
- Open a data access page in Design view.
- Click the section bar of the section you want to resize.
Access displays selection handles around the perimeter of the section.
- Do one or more of the following:
- To change the height of a section, place the pointer on the bottom center selection handle and drag the pointer up or down.
- To change the width of a section, place the pointer on the selection handle that is in the middle of the right edge of the section, and drag the pointer left or right.
- To change both height and width of a section, place the pointer on the bottom right selection handle and drag it diagonally in any direction.
Notes
- You can drag any selection box to resize a section, but Access always adjusts a section from the bottom or the right edge. For example, if you drag the selection box at the top of a section down to reduce the section's height, Access moves the bottom edge of the section up.
- You won't be able to drag the handles after the bottom or right edge of a section meets the edge of a control placed inside the section.