Add Fancy Borders and Frames to Microsoft Access Forms and Reports

The Border control lets you create rectangular frames with a variety of styles and beveling:

Using the Border Control

The Border control is easy and simple to use:

1. Place the control on the form and adjust its size
2. Set the border properties from its property sheet

You can set a variety of options for your border:

• Colors
  • Back
  • Border
  • Highlight
  • Shadow
• Bevel width
• Curve height
• Curve width
• Effect style: Normal, 3-D, or Shadow

If you don't need to change the border at runtime, you can convert it to a picture to save memory.

Programmatic Options

No programming is required to use this control; however, all properties can be set via VBA, and there are events for mouse clicks and key presses.