Text boxes filled with black when focused

[milton837]

Hello.
new to working wuth access.


i am trying to build an inventory to a friend.

i am building a login form which contains two text box. when i focus one of them, the text box is filled with black (and i can't see what im typing in that text box)

when i focus the second textbox, it acts the same.

i have other forms in my access project and the problem only happens on this form.

anyone know how to fix this?

pictures:
https://imgur.com/a/jt3yEeC (when i focus the first textbox).
https://imgur.com/a/1HAPrtG (when i focus the second textbox)

Thanks for your help!

[Bob Fitz]

Do you have any code that runs when either textbox gets the focus

Edit:
Also, check if you have conditional formatting set on the text boxes

[mike60smart]

Hi

Looks like you have inadvertently set the fill colour to Black vice Transparent

[milton837]

Do you have any code that runs when either textbox gets the focus

Edit:
Also, check if you have conditional formatting set on the text boxes

no, neither is true.

Hi

Looks like you have inadvertently set the fill colour to Black vice Transparent

didn't understand. can u explain diffrently?

[mike60smart]

Hi

If you open your Form in Design View and select the Control.

Then RightClick and select Properties.

Then select the Format Tab and note that Back Colour Property should be set to Background 1



You have probably got it set to Text 1

[June7]

Okay, this can happen if BackStyle is set to Transparent and BackColor is set to same or nearly same color as ForeColor.

[milton837]

Hi

If you open your Form in Design View and select the Control.

Then RightClick and select Properties.

Then select the Format Tab and note that Back Colour Property should be set to Background 1



You have probably got it set to Text 1

yes. that was the problem.

thanks ! sloved it

Okay, this can happen if BackStyle is set to Transparent and BackColor is set to same or nearly same color as ForeColor.

thanks, but the sultion above sloved the issue.

[June7]

I am sure it did but now you know why that behavior occurred. If BackStyle had been set to Normal, both textboxes would have been black even when did not have focus.