Edit a picture or object

Microsoft Office Access 2003

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  1. Open the form or report in Design view.
  2. Double-click the object.
  3. Microsoft Access opens the application that was used to create the object (the OLE server application) if it's available.

    Note  When you double-click a sound or video object, Microsoft Access plays the object. To open these types of objects for editing, click the object, and then click the appropriate Object command on the Edit menu. For example, point to the Media Clip Object command, and then click the Open or Edit command on the submenu.

  4. Make the changes you want and then do one of the following:
    • If you're editing the object in place, click the form outside the unbound object frame. If you click Exit on the File menu, you'll quit Microsoft Access.
    • If you're editing the object in a separate window, click Exit on the File menu of the OLE server application. If you're prompted to update the document, click OK.

ShowEdit a bound picture or object on a form or in a datasheet

  1. Open the form in Form view, or open a datasheet.
  2. Go to the record that contains the object you want to edit.
  3. Double-click the object.

    Microsoft Access opens the application that was used to create the object (the OLE server application) if it's available. The application may open in a separate window or you may be able to edit the object in place.

    Note  When you double-click a sound or video object, Microsoft Access plays the object. To open these types of objects for editing, click the object and then click the appropriate Object command on the Edit menu. For example, point to the Media Clip Object command, and then click the Open or Edit command on the submenu.

  4. Make the changes that you want, and then do one of the following:
    • If you're editing in place on a form, click the form outside the bound object frame. If you click Exit on the File menu, you'll quit Microsoft Access.
    • If you're editing the object in a separate window, click Exit on the File menu of the OLE server application. If you're prompted to update the document, click OK.

ShowControl how a picture or object is activated for editing

  1. Open the form in Design view.
  2. Select the unbound object frame or bound object frame, and then click Properties Button image.
  3. Do one or more of the following:

    To specify whether you activate the object by double-clicking it or by selecting it, set the AutoActivate property. For more information, click the AutoActivate property box and press F1.

    To specify whether you edit the object in place or in a separate window, set the Verb property. For more information, click the Verb property box and press F1.

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