Cant move fields around on a form

[byterbit]

2007
Cant move fields around on a form; I generated a “multiple records per form” form (looks like a report; has column headings and multiple records horizontally ) , and now need to adjust it; endless frustration has followed. I cant just grab and adjust the width of one field and it’s prompt; everything is linked, and nothing is working. I’ve read of and have toggled that little floating hatch mark , and it *seems* to toggle the whole group, but nothing changes. Mind you, the cursor changes to and from various arrows that suggest I can move or re-size, but nothing, in fact, functions. (in a useful way)


It looks cool though ! Just like the rest of 2007/2010; odd however that I was much more productive in the less cool looking 2003 and prior version of Access.

[jzwp11]

The controls on the form are grouped because of the layout. From design view of the form, select all of the controls on the form and then either select Arrange--Remove Layout from the tool bar or right click in the form and look for layout and then remove layout. Removing the layout should allow you to remove controls individually.

[byterbit]

Thanks ! that did it ! If only MS cared as much for my productivity ! While I have your attention...one other little thing...or two..
I find I lose awareness of window borders with the 2007 color scheme; I just threw it into black as a test, but I'm still often as lost, as interior windows' borders match the outside Access border too closely; is there any fine control for this ?
The other peeve is the length of the right mouse menu window in design view; "properties", which of course I use hundreds of times a day, is at the bottom of a now very long list of things I've never even thought of using (like anchoring); It's often off the bottom of the screen ; is there any control over positions in this list ?
Again, many thanks for the prior help

[jzwp11]

You know, I've never looked to see if there is a way to change border colors of forms so they stand out from the basic color scheme. As to the property sheet, I don't think you can change the order of the items. They have pretty much stayed the same for the last several versions of Access