Article ID: 839779 - Last Review: September 17, 2011 - Revision: 3.0

Text that is in a text box control of a report or a form may not appear correctly in Access

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This article applies to either a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) file or to a Microsoft Access database (.accdb) file, and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp) file. Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Access, you can set the Vertical property of a text box control to Yes in a report or in a form. When you do this, you may notice that the text that is in the text box control does not appear correctly. You may notice any one of the following problems:
  • The font of the text that is in the text box control changes to a different font.
  • The text box control appears blank.
  • The text that is in the text box control changes to text that is not readable.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the problem

Note You may be unable to reproduce the problems on all computers.
  1. Start Access.
  2. Open the Northwind sample database.
  3. In the Database window, click Reports under Objects, and then click New.

    Note In Access 2007, click Report Design in the Reports group on the Create tab.
  4. In the New Report dialog box, click Design View, and then click OK.

    Note In Access 2007, skip this step.
  5. Add a text box control to the report.
  6. In the text box control, type ="my text".
  7. Right-click the text box control, and then click Properties.
  8. On the property sheet, selectYes in the Vertical drop-down list on the Other tab.

    You may notice that the font of the text changes to a different font in the text box control.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Access 2007
  • Microsoft Office Access 2003
  • Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
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Keywords: 
kbexpertiseinter kbtshoot kbcontrol kbuidesign kbdisplay kbprb KB839779
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