Following those instructions does nothing for me, either!
To set the Default Properties for, in example, a Textbox, in Form Design View
- Create a Textbox
- Set its properties as you will...width, height, font (bold, italic, etc) and so forth
- Go to the Ribbon
- Click on the Design Tab
- Go to the 'Controls' section
- Click on the Set Control Defaults icon
Any Textbox you place on the Form, thereafter, should be formatted the same.
In v2007, the Set Control Defaults icon is located in the where 'Use Control Wizards' and 'ActiveX Controls' icons are...and looks like a crossed hammer & wrench. If you hover over the correct icon it should say Set Control Defaults.
You should be set, but for that Form only! If you want to have all Forms, in a given Database, formatted the same, you can do the above, then save it as a 'form template,' and copy and paste this template each time you start a new Form. The formatting will then be copied, as well.
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The problem with making anything foolproof...is that fools are so darn ingenious!
All posts/responses based on Access 2003/2007