Create a label

Microsoft Office Access 2003

  • Open a form, report, or data access page in Design view.
  • Click the Label tool Label control in the toolbox.
  • On the form, report, or data access page, click where you want to place the label, and then type the text for the label.
  • Show Tips

    • If you want to display the text in a label on more than one line on a form or report, you can resize the label after you enter all the text, or you can press CTRL+ENTER at the end of each line of text to enter carriage returns. If you insert a carriage return, Microsoft Access automatically wraps subsequent lines as you type. The maximum width of the label is determined by the length of the first line of text.
    • If you want to use an ampersand (&) in a label on a form or report, you must type two ampersands. For example, if you want the text "Products & Suppliers" to appear in a label, type Products && Suppliers. The extra ampersand is necessary because Access uses a single ampersand in a label or button to define an access key.