Setting the Enabled property of a Label control to False does not change the appearance of the label (grayed out) as expected.

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The workaround is to add code to handle the appearance of the label control whenever setting the Enabled property to False, and also to add code to restore its appearance when setting the Enabled property to True. For example:

'To disable a label:
Label1.ForeColor = vb3DShadow
Label1.Enabled = False

'To enable a label:
Label1.ForeColor = vbWindowText
Label1.Enabled = True
				

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This behavior is by design.

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Changing the Enabled property of a control causes two actions: a change in availability to the user and a change in visual appearance.

When a control-Enabled property is set to False, the control is not available (cannot receive the focus) and the appearance becomes grayed out to indicate unavailability.

Changing the Enabled property of a Label control affects the availability of the control, but it does not change the appearance to match. The code in the RESOLUTION section of this article correctly alters the appearance and availability.

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