Having recently upgraded to Access 2013 I've noticed when designing forms or reports the Shape Effect button is greyed out. Also, when I click Conditional Formatting no dialogue box pops up. This is happening on all old Databases and new ones created with 2013. (Windows 7 64 bit)...
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I also have a field called "qty reqd"
I want to apply a conditional format ( green background)to the "qty" field where the stocknumbers are the same
I tried [stocknumber]= [stocknumber] but did not work
I am trying to get my expiration date field to highlight a certain color once the date comes closer.I have weapons qualification dates. The user will input the date he/she qualified and then a expiration date (6 months from that day) automatically pops up.
Now what I want to do is once the expiration dates gets closer is change the color. So when it is 90 days from expiration it would highlight yellow, and when its 30 days away it would highlight red. I believe this can all be done through conditional formatting, but for the life of me I cant figure it out!!
In column D I have a date (different on each row) and in Column E I have another date (again different dates on different rows)
I need Column D conditional formatted to that
If the date in column D is less than Column E then it turns red.
I tried doing one row and it was giving erroneous formatting
Need a lot of rows done.
I have a subform based on a query. In that query, I have calculated values for price+tax and another price+discount+tax. Now I have a conditional formatting that if the gross total is not equal to amount due, the amount due box will turn red. However even if they are equal visually, it still turns red. Ex. The gross total is 336.00 and the amount due is 336.00 also, so it should NOT turn red, but it does. When I click on the amount due control, the value turns into 335.999999195337. How do I tell access not to make 336.00 into 335.999999195337.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am struggling to format a field on a report.
I believe it is because special charachters are in the text string
I want to highlight the field if it contains the following text
Stage 6: Won and Deploy (shipping)
Regretably, I believe Access see this as code.
I suspect I need to encapsulate it some way, but nothing seems to be working
What am I missing?? How can I force Access to see it as a text string??
I have tried to change the colour of the text in time fields with no a value of 0:00 by using conditional formatting - to no avail.
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View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a subform with two fields [status] and [process], i am trying to get the backcolor of procces to change to red if the status field contains the text "expired".
I have tried vba. plced on the after update
if me.status = "expired" then
me.process.backcolor = vbred
else me.process backcolor = vbwhite
end if
this
Changes the color of the field [process] but also all process field colors to red even if the status field does not contain "expired".
I think conditional formatting is the way to go but i think i need an expression to complete this.
Need to confirm whether the Default formatting option in the Conditional formatting Dialog won't work in datasheet view of a form. Please note that all conditional criteria are working fine but not the Default Formatting option - only in the Datasheet view (In Single Form view the default formatting is working fine)
View 11 Replies View RelatedHi Guys,
I've a question and I hope you can help me out.......
I'm trying to use Conditional Formatting Options on a Text box called "Date". I'd like that this box become Red if its value is between value1 from Text box "Start Date" and value2 from Text box "End Date" or Green otherwise (in this way the color change dynamically every time I change the values of Text Boxes "Start Date " and "End Date"). How can I do that? What I need to type in the Conditional Formatting Windows?
Thanks a lot for you help!!!!
Ciao Ciao
Hello
On my Database I have used Conditional Formattion to change the colour of the qty to highlight when the qty is getting low however its not as good as I would hope as there are different type of definition of quantity (D of Q) e.g. Each (single items such as a screw) and Roll (such as cord and tape)
Conditional formatting doesnt work well because if I have it as less than 10 the qty is in red, its ok for the each items however not the roll as 10 rolls of tape is more than we would need.
I am just wondering if anyone knows what the code would be to change the colour depending on the qty and the D of Q
All i have got so far is:
If me.qty <10 and DofQ = EA then
Now im stuck for the change colour part
Any help would be great
Hi Guys,
I'm after an easy way on being able to change the colour of a field once it a certain figure is reached
For instance
Standard field colour for anything 1-99
100+ changes to red
Would any be able to help me out please?
Does anyone know if there is a way in a report to display an entire row in a different color? I'm running a report based on a query and I need specific information to come up in RED. I read about conditional formatting but you can only apply it to a field in a report, but not to an entire row. Let's say I have a group of managers and I need to know the ones that are making more than $50,000 a year. I don't just want the salary to come in RED, I need the entire row (like name, last name, title, date of hire, salary, etc).
Any ideas?
thanks!
I have 2 subforms on a main form. I would like to compare the value in field 1 og subform 1 to field 1 of subform 2. I can't seem to get the conditional foramtting between the 2 subforms to work. Any ideas?
Jim
Good afternoon everyone
I am new to this forum. I have not done access development for about 6 years so I appologise for my rustiness.
I have created a form based on a query. The form is of type Datasheet. I have assigned Conditional formatting to the grid fields based on an expression evaluating a check box. This works fine and when I open the form the conditional formatting works great.
However, I am now trying to add this form as a subform in A.N Other form. The parent form has no datasource and is purely there to display some text values linked to unbound controls. I did this because apparently you cannot show form header for a datasheet view.
When I insert my child form into the parent there is no logical link. The behaviour of the form and subform works fine but the conditional formatting does not appear in the subform grid.
Why is this and how can I best sort this?
Any help would be appreciated, but please be aware I am not fluent in VB as I have been away for quite some time.
Bets regards
Philm
Hello!
I am stuck with a problem in my database.
I got a table that is looking like this:
On_Time
95%
96,88%
100%
100%
97,56%
There is more data there but this is the field i want to use. I got a form where i want a little box or something to be coloured in red if the average of all those percentages are below 95%. If its above 95% it should be green.
Can anyone help?
Hi. I have a problem with my conditional formatting. I have two fields field 1 (hours worked) and field 2 (hours per task). Field 1 shows the hours worked based on the difference between a start and finish time and field 2 shows the hours per tasked based on values assigned to the 10 task fields. I set the formatting of field 1 to show up in red if it did not match the value of field 2, which works fine most of the time. However, for certain values i.e. 5 or 6 field 1 still shows up in red even though field 2 has the same value i.e. both equal 6.
Could someone explain to me why this happens and offer a solution if possible.
Thanks for any help.
I have an Access form that is used for traffic counts. I have a total of 8 lanes of data entry rows (4 lanes each way).I have two text boxes that show the number of lanes in each direction for a specific location. I need the input forms to enable ONLY the number of rows displayed on the text box and disable the rest. I dont have a clue on how to do it. Tried conditional formatting. But the conditions overlap.
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I would like to format a report containg a PASS/FAIL field (electrical test results) so that the "Fail's" are printed in bold text, however when I use conditonal formatting #Name? is diplayed on the report instead of either Pass or Fail.
Any suggestions?
hi all
im trying to colour a cell that is null in datasheet view in a form. i can coulour values that are zero but i can't seem to find a way to colour null values.
any ideas??
How can I use conditional formatting to have a field change background colors if it is populated or stays white if left blank. Do I use field value, field has focus or expression.
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I upgraded from Access 2000 to 2003 - I don't appear to have the conditional formatting option on the format tab in document view and no fomat tab along the top in design view - any thoughts any one?
Regds
Brian
I have two fields in my report: jc_lvd & jc_lvsd. Both fields have the possibility of either a "Yes" or "No" answer in their fields. I've combined these two fields into one field like this: =[jc_lvf] & " / " & [jc_lvsd]. When each field has a "No" answer, I need to highlight the background. I'm not interested in any other combination, i.e. Yes/No, No/Yes, Yes/Yes, ONLY if the fields are No/No. I have done conditional formatting with just one field but having both these fields combined is throwing me off. Would it be better to have separate fields for each and if so.........how would I have the conditional formatting look at two fields at the same time and then highlight both fields if they met my No/No criteria? Thanks for any help.
View 11 Replies View RelatedI have a field that most likely will not have an entry in it, BUT, ocassionally it will. When the field does have an entry in it, the entry can be any number amount. I've worked with conditional formatting before where I have the field color a background if the field meets a certain criteria, no problem. What I need to do is have the background of the cell highlight if their is ANY entry in it at all and not highlight, of course, if the cell is empty. Thanks for any help.
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